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Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services handles cases in many areas of civil law.
| Government Programs: |
This includes problems with Welfare, Food Stamps, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security Disability, SSI, Unemployment Compensation and Veteran's Benefits. You may have been recently denied or terminated from one of these programs or had the amount of your grant reduced. If you don't understand the reason for the action or if you believe the action was wrong, you should get in touch with SMRLS.
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| Landlord Tenant / Housing: |
Landlord / Tenant problems occur when the landlord tries to evict his/her tenants, tries to raise the rent, shuts off the utilities such as gas or electricity, refuses to give back a security deposit or fails to make necessary repairs to the house or apartment. SMRLS may be able to help with these problems.
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| Family Law: |
This area includes divorce, domestic violence, child custody.
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| Consumer Problems: |
This includes a variety of cases dealing with the purchase of goods, loans, insurance, bill collection, repossession, garnishment, etc. For example, if your bank account has been garnished SMRLS may be able to help.
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| Other: |
This office also handles a limited number of other types of cases such as Education Law, Migrant issues and Homeless matters.
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| We cannot handle any criminal cases: |
If you have been charged with a crime and cannot afford an attorney, you should ask the Court to appoint an attorney for you.
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Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
