New Mexico Legal Aid1-833-LGL-HELP (1-833-545-4357)Monday to Thursday9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. or visit the New Mexico Legal Aid website to apply online: www.newmexicolegalaid.org The New Mexico State Bar Association`s Senior Legal Resource Program provides negotiated or free legal aid to New Mexicans 55 years of age and older. (No services are available for criminal defense.) You can access their website by clicking here or by calling toll-free 1-800-876-6657. Advocacy Inc. is a non-profit organization that protects and promotes the interests of vulnerable children and youth in New Mexico by providing free or low-cost legal advice and support services. The agency cares for children from birth to the age of 18 and provides guardianship, adoption and guardianship services for promotional items. The New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Planning Council Guardianship Office offers a publicly funded guardianship program for “guardians of last resort” for adults entitled to income and resources. They also provide mental health guardians who can be appointed by the courts.
You can apply for a guardian and pay a “guardian” for eligible individuals. Your website has forms that you can use for powers of attorney and living wills. Click here or call toll-free 1-800-779-6183. Lawyers provide free legal information on family law matters, including divorce, child support, custody, visitation, mediation, paternity, parentage or guardianship, family violence, adoption and settlement facilitation. Legal Aid is a national civil law service organization that provides free legal advice to low-income residents and victims of violence, regardless of income level. Most people have incomes below 125% of the federal poverty guidelines. A central telephone entry line can be contacted toll-free from anywhere in New Mexico: 833-LGL-HELP (833-545-4357). Candidates can also apply online on the NMLA website, www.NewMexicoLegalAid.org. Services offered include short-term services, legal advice, expanded representation, public relations and legal education in the municipality.
Areas of law covered include Indian law, domestic violence protection orders and other types of family law assistance, evictions, seizures, public interest cases (including unemployment benefits and social security disability cases), consumer law, and tax assistance for low-income individuals who are denied an income tax credit or loan. for children, or who are in debt to the IRS. Special programs also provide direct services and advocacy to New Mexico`s acequia communities, land grants, settlements, and migrant workers. New Mexico Legal Aid does not provide assistance in criminal or juvenile delinquent cases, except in tribal courts in certain limited circumstances. All services must be accessible through 833-LGLHELP Monday to Thursday from 10:00 to 15:00 or through the online portal 24/7. New Mexico Legal Aid also coordinates the state`s volunteer attorney program in coordination with the New Mexico State Bar and the 16 pro bono committees of the judicial district. The volunteer lawyer program`s services include coordinating fairs and legal clinics across the state and matching needy clients with ready-to-serve pro bono lawyers. The organization`s headquarters in Albuquerque can be reached toll-free for administrative inquiries at 866-416-1922. Established by the New Mexico State Bar Association on behalf of legal service providers throughout the state. Civil services include consumers, employment and unemployment, family law (child maintenance, custody and visitation, divorce, domestic violence and guardianship), seniors, housing and landlords, and utilities. Through Immigration Services for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Catholic charities nationwide provide free legal representation to New Mexico resident immigrants who have experienced domestic violence and/or sexual assault (including child sexual abuse).
If you or someone you know has encountered these issues, please call our toll-free number (800) 862-7271 or visit our office to speak with a Law Center representative. The employee will provide you with information and resources to help you advocate on your behalf. If your concern is one of our priorities and we have resources available, you will be referred to a lawyer or lawyer for representation. We help fund organizations that provide advocacy and legal representation to help seniors with the greatest economic or social needs access and maintain government services, housing, health care, basic human rights, consumer protection and the protection of family relationships. The range of services ranges from brief telephone advice to legal representation. Provides legal services as guardian ad litem, youth attorney and defendant attorney to families and children placed in foster care and in the state of New Mexico in Bernalillo County. Provides cost-effective immigration legal assistance for obtaining or maintaining immigration status for individuals or their family members in order to maintain or restore family unity. They also provide free legal aid to immigrant victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault to determine or receive immigration benefits.
Provides foreclosure and mortgage default services through HUD-certified legal representation and housing advice. Provides legal advice and short services to residents aged 55 and over. Pegasus Legal Services for Children is a non-profit agency that provides civil law services to children, youth and their caregivers. They can help you apply for guardianship of a child in your care (kinship guardianship). Click here or call their Albuquerque office at 1-505-244-1101. The Civil Rights Office investigates and advises on complaints of discrimination in housing, employment, and public housing for alleged discriminatory acts in the City of Albuquerque and is dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights, human dignity, equal access, and equal opportunity for all members of the Albuquerque community. The office also provides technical assistance and training on non-discrimination to employers and landlords/tenants. The services are free of charge. Call 311 (505-768-2000) and ask for civil rights help or 505-768-4595 Provide free phone hours to the lawyer every Friday from 11:00 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m. for immigration matters. Visit the website to request free legal services. The Second Judicial District Court Pro Bono Committee is chaired by Family Division Judge Jane Levy and Civil Division Judge Erin O`Connell. The Committee is composed of lawyers and support staff working in private and public institutions, as well as judicial support staff. The Committee, in collaboration with New Mexico Legal Aid and numerous public and private sector lawyers, has created a pool of pro bono lawyers that provides individuals with free pro bono lawyers. In addition, the committee encouraged the development and presentation of monthly civil and family legal clinics here at the courthouse and free legal fairs, also known as Law La Paloozas, throughout Bernalillo County on a quarterly basis.