2006-09-25 07:15:33 · 12 answers · asked by debbie m 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
1.If you qualify, yes.2. no.
2006-09-25 07:25:29 · answer #1 · answered by pageys 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to earn under so much a year. I was given legal aid for my divorce but they knew I was buying a house too and now they have said if I move house and sell up I have to pay the legal aid back to them
2006-09-25 14:47:21 · answer #2 · answered by flowerpower 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are arrested and taken to a police station, the attendance of a solicitor is free. At court you will ask for legal aid, and be means tested. I have seen very rich people get legal aid, it is hit and miss really.
2006-09-25 14:26:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have known cases of millionaires getting legal aid so if there is a concrete rule to who is elegible then i dont know how it works as I have known people personally who have an ordinary job being refused help
2006-09-25 15:52:54 · answer #4 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you have to be in receipt of income support or some equlvalent benefit to qualify. But don't quote me on that - call a solicitor who deals with legal aid cases and quiz them. Some solicitors offer a 30 minute free consulation during which your case can be assessed as to its likely success - in which case they may take it on, due to the high chances of winning their costs back.
2006-09-25 14:24:55 · answer #5 · answered by Roxy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's determined by poverty level and number of people in your home. But if you call Legal Aid, they can sometimes answer a general question about something.
2006-09-25 16:33:42 · answer #6 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its supposed to go by income but these days there are some categories for which you can get legal aid ,and others where its not allowed.
2006-09-28 18:57:26 · answer #7 · answered by keny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Millionaire footballer Diouf successfully applied for legal aid so I don't know how they can turn down anybody.
2006-09-25 16:16:38 · answer #8 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes under so much a year, for ordinary people.
But people like the Maxwells, (remember them?) seem to be above the ordinary rules.
2006-09-25 17:00:44 · answer #9 · answered by bo nidle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a formula used to calculate if you are eligible for legal aid, based on income/outgoings. see link for calculator to assess your own circumstances
2006-09-25 14:28:00 · answer #10 · answered by tonywuzere 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you are talking about a public defender assigned by the court house then your income has to be below a certain standard...it's just like getting welfare.
2006-09-25 14:24:20 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋