The Community Health Law Project (CHLP) is offering low cost Fee-for-Service representation in uncontested guardianship matters for clients who are seeking guardianship of individuals.
Clients in this program will be charged a flat fee of $1,800 for legal services and a $500 fee for incidental costs such as court filing fees, postage costs, photocopies, etc. Any portion of the $500 fee remaining at the end of the case will be returned to the client. Clients will be solely responsible for paying any fees required by court appointed attorneys, experts, or other potential costs.
The Fee-for-Service program has an income eligibility limit of 325% of the 2020 Federal Poverty Level which is $41,470 for a single person and increases by $14,560 for each additional household member. The individual household incomes of the proposed guardians are used to calculate eligibility for this program. There is also a household asset limit of $100,000 excluding the value of a home and certain other property.
Families of individuals who are registered with the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) may qualify for free service from CHLP in guardianship matters.
