Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. – Southside Office
- Listed: May 11, 2020 12:05 pm
- Expires: 998494 days, 22 hours
Description
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. – Southside Office
Services Offered for Following Legal Issues:
- Consumer > Buying a Used Car
- Consumer > Consumer Credit Counseling
- Consumer > Warranties
- Consumer > Contracts
- Consumer > Motor Vehicle Lemon Law
- Consumer > Credit Reports and Credit Access
- Consumer > Payday and Car Title Loans
- Consumer > Unfair Sales Practices and Consumer Fraud
- Consumer > Other Debtor’s Rights Issues
- Employment > Wage Claims
- Employment > Wrongful Termination and Working Conditions
- Family and Domestic & Sexual Violence > Child Support
- Family and Domestic & Sexual Violence > Custody/Visitation
- Family and Domestic & Sexual Violence > Divorce
- Family and Domestic & Sexual Violence > Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Family and Domestic & Sexual Violence > Abuse, Neglect and Foster Care
- Food Stamps > Appeals and Hearings
- Housing > Public Housing and Subsidized Housing (Section 8)
- Housing > Foreclosure Prevention
- Housing > Mobile Homes and Manufactured Homes
- Housing > Landlord and Tenant Issues
- Elder Law > Elder Abuse/Adult Protective Services
- Elder Law > Power of Attorney
- Elder Law > Guardianship
- Elder Law > Assisted Living Facilities
- Elder Law > Advance Medical Directive
- Elder Law > Social Security/Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Elder Law > Wills
- Social Security > Retirement Benefits
- Social Security > Survivors Benefits
- Social Security > Disability Benefits
- Social Security > Supplemental Security Income
- Debtors Rights > Bankruptcy
- Debtors Rights > Other Consumer Issues
- Debtors Rights > Getting Sued for a Debt
- Debtors Rights > Fair Debt Collection
- Debtors Rights > Garnishment
- Debtors Rights > Attachment & Levies
- Debtors Rights > Repossessions and Deficiency Judgments
- Debtors Rights > How a Creditor Can Collect a Judgment
- Debtors Rights > Surviving Debt
- Debtors Rights > Foreclosure Prevention
Who We Are
Provides free civil (non-criminal) legal advice and representation to low-income people in the areas of bankruptcy, civil rights, consumer, debtor rights, disability, domestic violence, elder law, employment, family, garnishment, health, housing, public benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and unemployment compensation.
Who We Serve
- Area(s): Charles City County, Colonial Heights City County, Dinwiddie County, Hopewell City County, Petersburg City County, Prince George County, Surry County
- Additional Service Area Info
- Town of Ettrick
- Language(s) Spoken
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- Spanish / Español
- Cirumstances and languages in which interpreters are provided
- Interpreters are available for all non-English speaking clients. Please attempt to contact our office to have interpreter scheduled.
- Income Guidelines
- If you have LSC eligible deductions such as work related transportation costs, child care payments, etc. Please contact our office to see if you qualify.
Households with income up to 187.5% of poverty may be accepted in certain situations. Households also must have low resources. The elderly (60 or older) may receive legal advice without regard to finances. Applicants also must meet citizenship requirements.
- Your family’s income should be at or below the following percentage of the federal poverty level
- 125
- Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?: Yes
- Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?: Yes
- Eligibility Restrictions
- This program does not serve: Prisoner
Type of Help
- This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:
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- Full Legal Representation
- Description of Services
- Provides free civil (non-criminal) legal advice and representation to low-income people in the areas of bankruptcy, civil rights, consumer, debtor rights, disability, domestic violence, elder law, employment, family, garnishment, health, housing, public benefits, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and unemployment compensation.
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society (CVLAS) does not handle every request for assistance, but never charges a fee for its services. CVLAS does not handle criminal, traffic, personal injury, malpractice, property damage, or cases that may generate attorney’s fees where a lawyer could obtain a fee from the other side or from recovery.
- Emergency Instructions
- What is an Emergency? Walk-in intake is done for emergencies. An emergency is: recent papers from a court, government agency or subsidized landlord that require a response within four (4) business days; a court or administrative hearing within four (4) business days; a legal deadline within four (4) business days; a lockout, utility shutoff, or self-help eviction; an impending non-judicial foreclosure within ten (10) calendar days; or a recent incident of serious domestic violence.
Intake Unit M-F 9-4
How to Get Help
You can contact this organization by:
Phone–
- Phone Number Local – 804-862-1100. Toll free – 800-868-1012
- Hours
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- Monday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Tuesday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Documents
- Please have any documents concerning your case with you when you call.
General Contact Information
- Address Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. – Southside Office
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2006 Wakefield St. (map)
Petersburg, VA 23805
- Phone 804-862-1100
- Toll Free 800-868-1012
- Fax 804-861-4311
- Website http://www.cvlas.org
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- Member Since: March 11, 2018
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