Financial Planning and Legal Help

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Financial Planning and Legal Help

Sources of legal help

Many low- and moderate-income households experience a legal problem every year. There is legal help for people of these limited financial means. Probono.net, for example, provides resources for lawyers who represent them. One of its many programs is lawhelp.org, which provides referrals to local legal aid, information about legal rights, and many other services.

Another source is the American Bar Association.

If your income is too high to qualify for free legal help, each state has programs that help people handle legal problems on a sliding-fee scale.

Financial Planning Help

Most of us associate financial planning with well-to-do people. But everyone, regardless of income or station in life, benefits from it. Many people of all income levels have used financial planning to help them move up the economic ladder.

The Financial Planning Association serves financial planners of all stripes. It also operates a pro bono program that helps those in need with a number of financially related activities. Planners assist clients with medical debt, credit/debt management challenges, job loss, retirement, and general financial planning concerns.

Of course, you may also be eligible for some financial planning through a bank or credit union that you belong to. It is worth asking about. If you have an employee assistance program (EAP) at work, there may be someone on staff who can offer some level of financial planning help.