Found a free legal clinic that saved me $400 on my divorce paperwork

Last month I walked into a legal aid clinic at the county courthouse downtown and a paralegal helped me fill out all the forms for an uncontested divorce. Took about 2 hours and I would have spent $400 easy at a lawyer's office. Has anyone else tried something similar when money was tight?

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theajohnson3mo ago

My buddy went to one of those clinics and walked out with his custody modification papers done in an afternoon, saved him from paying a lawyer $600 (which he definitely didn't have).

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stella223mo ago

@wesleyflores had a similar setup help him dodge court fees too, I think it was for a visitation schedule. My cousin went to one of those clinics and ended up chatting with the volunteer about gardening for 20 minutes before she even looked at his paperwork.

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wesleyflores3mo ago

Good point, that's pretty much exactly how it went for me too.

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