Legal Assistance Center Blog
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Unemployment Benefits Extended for COVID-19
If you are sick with or caring for loved ones who are ill or home due to school or other closures because of the COVID-19 virus, you may qualify for additional unemployment benefits. Governor Whitmer’s Order extends the time to apply from 14 to 28 days, increases the length of benefits from 20 to 26 weeks, extends the time to apply from 14 to 28 days, and suspends some of the normal requirements such as in person registration and work searches. READ MORE
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Add Your Voice: Town Hall on Legal Needs
Most people now go to court alone because they can’t afford an attorney. READ MORE
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Help Us Bridge the Justice Gap
We make a promise to one another – justice for all. But without access, there can be no justice. For many of our friends, neighbors, and colleagues hiring an attorney to help them with a legal need is out of reach and getting an attorney for free is not possible. That is the Justice Gap. READ MORE
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Opportunity for Healthy Divorce
Unfortunately for many families, using the court to resolve disputes in divorce can make conflict worse rather than better. The court divorce process is “adversarial.” The spouses are set up as opponents and expected to “battle” to the end. Families and children can pay the price when living with conflict and bad feelings during and after the divorce. READ MORE
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Why Legal “Notice”
When ordinary people use the courts, they find many things about the ways courts work puzzling. One of those things that just seems like a pain is in reality very important. That is the requirement that you give the other side “legal notice.” READ MORE