He is part of our team of lawyers who handle cases that Puerto Rico Legal Services cannot represent, expanding the service alternatives we provide to low-income citizens. Protection of older persons: Charter of Rights of older persons, abuse, neglect and financial exploitation. In addition, it deals with rights and benefits cases under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, authorization of wills, evictions, discrimination, attorney-referred cases for the elderly, additional legal procedures to qualify for a reverse mortgage, and approximately 50% of the population in Puerto Rico is economically qualified for our services because they live in or below poverty lines. We receive funding from federal and state applications and donations to provide services. The judiciary does not provide legal advice. If someone wants to know how to proceed in a particular case or situation, it is recommended to consult a lawyer of their choice. For this, you can use the directory of lawyers. You can also contact companies that offer free legal services if you qualify. Below are general contact details and contact details for some of these entities or organizations. Services are offered throughout the island, including Vieques and Culebra.
She provides representation and legal advice to individuals whose principal residence is threatened by execution or in loss mitigation proceedings. This program allows lawyers in private practice to provide services to our clients at a discounted rate. This program makes our services accessible to people who live in remote areas. Servicios Legales de Puerto Rico (SLPR) is a non-profit organization that has been providing free civil representation and legal advice to people with limited economic resources for decades. The company provides legal representation in disputes resolved before courts and administrative authorities. In addition, they offer community conferences, conferences, training and other educational services. SLPR has 17 service centers in Puerto Rico. Your contribution will help protect the rights of children with special needs, victims of domestic violence, survivors of natural disasters, people on the verge of losing their homes, and others who need us to respond effectively and meet their most pressing civil justice needs. Apply here. The steps are as follows: 1.
Complete the online form 2. The submission begins the process of determining eligibility for the service. 3. One of our interviewers for the centralized interview system will call you within 2 business days of initiating this request. Employment: Advice in cases of unfair dismissal, discrimination, working conditions, working hours and wages, licensing, professional or sexual harassment, breach of contract, among others. They provide services for the preparation of affidavits for obtaining employment or a licence to practice professional consumer law: bankruptcy, debt collection, discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of public or private services, including transport, and disputes related to basic services such as water or electricity. Education: Special Education and Vocational Rehabilitation To determine their eligibility for LRDP services, interested parties should contact them through the centralized interview system at (787) 728-5070, Metropolitan Area, or 1-800-981-5342, Rest of the Island, where an official is conducting an interview requesting personal and economic information that will allow them to determine their initial eligibility. Agents are available Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 13:00 to 16:00. Health: Access to services and medicines through the Mi Salud plan, private medical schemes and the law on medical assistance in hospitals in case of medical emergency.
They also provide services related to the rights of HIV/AIDS patients. They work with requests for services under the Mental Health Act and the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and provide services related to privacy rights over medical information. Community rights: issues related to the economic and social development of communities, creation of autonomous units and enterprises, preparation of business regulations, assistance with identification Financing, advice on obtaining licenses and permits, land disputes, expropriations, community issues, access to basic services such as water, electricity and telephone services, physical access by roads or paths, and issues related to the Special Communities Act. In addition, the demand for services provides www.probonopr.org/servicios/solicitud-de-servicio/ litigation and support services in cases involving economic development, environmental, permitting and other groups and communities. It also offers training on community economic development and micro-enterprise creation. Environmental law: conservation and protection of natural resources, including air, water, soil, extraction of materials from the earth`s crust, management of coastal and maritime-terrestrial areas, solid waste and noise pollution. It is the department that specializes in the rights of agricultural workers who migrate to the United States to work seasonally on farms and in the agricultural industry, or agricultural workers who work on the island. The information provided by external bodies, its administrative and political framework, does not in any way represent the official position of the judiciary. Contact information is shared to promote access to justice. This information will be reviewed periodically so that those interested in submitting doubts, comments or suggestions regarding the information contained herein may do so in writing to the E-Mail-buzon@poderjudicial.pr.
This is an initiative of the Puerto Rican judiciary, the main objective of which is to expedite judicial proceedings in cases of child abuse and neglect entrusted to the protection of the State. We receive funding from federal, state, and funding applications. We are a private, not-for-profit company that provides free advice, representation and training in civil law to qualified individuals and disadvantaged groups. Migrant workers: employment, housing, health, consumer issues related to the status of agricultural workers and contributions. Juveniles: Cases of juveniles accused of serious or less serious offences, with the exception of the sale and distribution of drugs and cases of abuse and neglect of minors in juvenile institutions or rehabilitation programmes. Civil rights: discrimination based on physical or mental disability, race, colour, sex, national origin, social status, sexual orientation, political or religious ideas. Police interventions with citizens, violation of the right to equal protection of the law and due process. Family: divorce, alimony, adoption, name change, correction of birth certificate, custody, emancipation, filiation, parental authority, maternal and paternal relations between children and between grandmothers or grandfathers and granddaughters or grandchildren, guardianship, domestic violence, criminal harassment and estate Be ready to help: check out our disaster preparedness checklists If the applicant is eligible, you can immediately be referred to the Telelawyers Office for telephone advice, but if you need legal representation, your case will be referred to the Direct Services Centre closest to your place of residence.