{"id":2681,"date":"2022-07-21T13:29:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T17:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/?p=2681"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:14:14","slug":"legal-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/socialworker\/2022\/07\/21\/legal-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Legal Help<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Legal Help for Seniors<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/legal-help-for-elders\">Senior Legal Helpline<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Volunteer Lawyers Project of Boston provides free legal information and referral services to Massachusetts residents who are 60 years old or older. <em>Call (800) 342-5297.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wbawbf.org\/wba\">Women\u2019s Bar Association<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Free legal assistance to victims of domestic violence and low-income seniors seeking end-of-life documents such as simple wills, health care proxies or powers of attorney.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Legal Support For Low-Income or Housing Insecure<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mwlegal.org\/getlegalhelp\/faqs\"><strong>MetroWest Legal Services for Individuals with Low-Income<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Includes legal services around housing, homelessness, public benefits, education, elder law, health care access, domestic violence, and immigration for victims of abuse.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mwlegal.org\/work\/housing\">Metrowest Legal Clinic for Housing Concerns<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Includes legal services for eviction defense, denial of subsidized housing, foreclosure; housing clinic for tenants facing eviction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Legal Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence or Crimes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wbawbf.org\/wba\"><strong>Women\u2019s Bar Association<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Free legal assistance to victims of domestic violence and low-income seniors seeking end-of-life documents such as simple wills, health care proxies or powers of attorney.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/massclavc.org\/find-legal-help\/\">MA Civil Legal Aid for Victims of Crime<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Legal help if you have been the victim of or survivor of a crime and are dealing with a legal issue (e.g. divorce, bankruptcy, child support) because of it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>General Legal Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masslrf.org\/en\/home\"><strong>Massachusetts Legal Resource Finder<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Answer questions about your legal situation and be directed to relevant resources and services. The programs listed are exclusively nonprofits.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mass.freelegalanswers.org\/\"><strong>Mass Legal Answers Online<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Directly ask an attorney legal questions (up to 3 per year). For people with low-income and low savings, who are not incarcerated or charged with a crime, and who do not already have a lawyer.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.massbar.org\/public\/dial-a-lawyer\">MassBar Dial-a-Lawyer<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Free legal assistance on the first Wednesday of every month. <em>Call (617) 338-0610 or (877) 686-0711<\/em> on the first Wednesday of the month between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. There is no limit to the number of calls you can make, or how many times you call during the year.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/info-details\/learn-about-court-service-centers\"><strong>Court Service Centers<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Legal information and support completing court forms for probate and family court (in-person and remote).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/service-details\/chat-or-text-with-a-law-librarian\"><strong>Chat with a Law Librarian<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Text your concrete question to <em>(866) 885-6277.<\/em> Available Monday-Friday 9 a.m. -4 p.m, chat online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/service-details\/chat-or-text-with-a-law-librarian\">here<\/a>, or use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoomgov.com\/j\/16032635759?pwd=Wkg2Y1ZFTVNUbDNWRFdoN0h3TGJPUT09\">Zoom video chat<\/a> on Thursdays between 1pm-2pm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal Help Legal Help for Seniors Senior Legal Helpline &#8211; Volunteer Lawyers Project of Boston provides free legal information and referral services to Massachusetts residents who are 60 years old or older. 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