Call HelpLine for Urgent Legal Help

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How to Qualify

HelpLine is here to help those in need of urgent legal help. To qualify, you must be an Arkansan ^[i] who falls within our income guidelines. You must also call about a civil matter; criminal issues (such as traffic tickets) and fee-generating cases (such as those involving personal injury) are not acceptable reasons to call HelpLine. 

How to Call

• If you are not sure whether your issue is a civil one, or are unsure if you fall within our income guidelines, please call and let HelpLine guide you.

• You must call on your own behalf, not someone else's.

• Please, gather documents and facts relevant to your call before calling, so we can help you as quickly as possible.

• Hours by county

• Number to call

Eligible Issues

• Consumer matters

• Contract disputes

• Debt relief

• Disability rights

• Domestic abuse

• Employment rights

• End-of-life instructions

• Evictions

• Garnishments

• Guardianships

• Landlord and tenant disputes

• Orders of protection

• Powers of attorney

• Public benefits (Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, Transitional Employment Assistance [TEA], Supplemental Security Income [SSI], child care, and subsidized housing)

• Wills

^[i] Not an Arkansan? Legal Services Corporation (LSC) provides legal aid funding across the country and has a legal aid search engine, and LawHelp provides referrals to local legal aid and public interest law offices.