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LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF EVANSVILLE
Room 105, Civic Center
1 NW Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Evansville, IN 47708
(812) 435-5173
Fax: 812-435-5220
E-mail:
legalaid@vanderburghgov.org
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OFFICE HOURS: Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
INTAKE HOURS:
Telephone applications: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 11:30
p.m.
Walk-in applications: Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
COUNTIES SERVED: Vanderburgh - Cases must be in Vanderburgh County and
client must be a Vanderburgh County resident.
SPECIAL PROJECTS: None
CASE TYPE GUIDELINES:
Cases handled:
Adoptions (limited); Dissolution of marriage; Appeals of benefit termination Collecting
sums less than $500; Evictions, landlord/tenant and housing matters; Defense of paternity;
Guardianships; Defense of nonsupport; Informations for contempt; Defense in Small Claims
actions and suits for damages; Petitions to modify; Disputes regarding custody; Disputes
regarding visitation
Other cases at the discretion of the Director
Cases not handled:
Annulments and legal separations; Appeals; Name changes (other than in paternity or
divorce); Bankruptcies; Proceedings supplemental; Cases a lawyer will take without
prepayment, such as personal injury cases, and worker compensation cases; Social Security
cases; Protective Orders (standing alone); Real estate matters; Suits against the
City of Evansville, County of Vanderburgh, or United Way and its agencies; Children in
Need of Services (CHINS); Tax matters; Termination of parental rights; Collection of
support and establishment of paternity; Criminal matters; Wills or estates; Matters in
which the Court will appoint an attorney
Other cases at the discretion of the Director
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