Last page edit 12/17/07

 

Legal Forms Helpline

This program can help you to represent yourself in court. They will provide instructions designed to help you with the legal forms about problems such as divorce, custody, and child support. Call 800-818-9888.

Name of Program: Legal Forms Helpline, Women's Law Center

Brief Description of the Program: This program provides over-the-telephone assistance to help all Maryland residents (callers) complete the domestic relations legal forms distributed by Maryland's Circuit Courts, and explains the instructions.

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Call-in Service? Yes [X] No [ ] 

Hours for call-in service: Tuesdays and Fridays, 9:00AM - 12:30PM; Wednesdays, 4:00PM - 7:00PM; Thursdays, 9:00AM - 4:00PM

Telephone Appointment Needed? Yes [ ] No [X]

Telephone Number: 1-800-818-9888

Type of Legal Problems Handled by this Program: This program assists with divorce, custody, visitation, child support, modification of child support, modification of custody, modification of visitation, contempt for failure to pay child support, contempt for failure to provide visitation, unmarried cohabitant issues, and adult name changes.

Types of Help That This Program Offers: This program provides phone assistance by conducting an initial screening for legal problems, legal information and advice, assistance with the completion of Domestic Relations forms and instructions supplied by the Clerk's Office, and referrals.


Are there income requirements for service? Yes [ ] No [X]

For additional information on legal self help services provided in this county, contact:

Source:  MLAN Survey of Providers

Last legal review 8/27/01 (MLAN/MZ/DD)

Is this legal advice? This site offers legal information, not legal advice.  We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information and to clearly explain your options.  However we do not provide legal advice - the application of the law to your individual circumstances. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.  See our section on Finding Legal Help.

About this website. The Maryland State Law Library, a court-related agency of the Maryland Judiciary, sponsors this site. The website was developed (1999-2007) as part of an access to justice initiative by the Maryland Legal Assistance Network (MLAN) in collaboration with a number of legal services providers serving low and moderate income Marylanders.  In the absence of file-specific attribution or copyright, the Maryland State Law Library may hold the copyright to parts of this website. You are free to copy the information for your own use or for other non-commercial purposes with the following language “Source: Maryland's People’s Law Library – www.peoples-law.org. © Maryland State Law Library, 2007.”

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