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Michigan Law

Please start here. The Michigan Legal Help website was created to help people who have to handle simple civil legal problems without a lawyer.  Librarians can help you navigate the site, but do not provide legal advice. Michigan Legal Help - How to use Michigan Legal Help site.

Driver License Restoration

Michigan Legal Forms - fillable online and downloadable

LegalTrac - Legal Periodicals Index

Michigan Laws & Bills - Frequently Requested MI Laws

MeL Legal Gateway

Bankruptcy, Debtor/Creditor, Foreclosure

Bankruptcy

• Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms
• US Bankruptcy Court for Eastern District of Michigan
• US Courts: Bankruptcy Resources and Forms

Debtor/Creditor

• Michigan Attorney General
• Consumer Protection Resource Guide
~ pamphlet by Michigan Legislature

Foreclosure

• Housing Tools at Michigan Legal Help site
• Federal Trade Commission: Foreclosure
• HUD Avoiding Home Foreclosure ~ Michigan Resources
• Michigan Attorney General Avoid Foreclosure Now!
• Michigan State Housing Authority

Corrections & Offenders

• MI Department of Corrections (MDOC)
• MI Public Sex Offender Inquiry
• OTIS - Offender Tracking Information System
~ MI Dept of Corrections ~ Only offenders who have been under the jurisdiction or supervision of the MDOC within the last three years will appear. If more than three years has elapsed, the information will not be available on OTIS.

Elder Law and Social Security

• ABA Commission on Law and Aging
• Changes and Choices: Legal Rights of Senior Adults

Social Security & Medicare

• AARP Social Security Center
• Medicare
• Social Security Online

Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody

Please use the Michigan Legal help site for family law issues.

Find Your Government Representative

• State Senate
• State Representative
• U.S. Senate
• Debbie Stabenow
• Carl Levin
• U.S. Congress
• 4th District of MI ~ Rep. Dave Camp

Midland Courts

• 75th District Court
• 42nd Circuit Court
• Probate Court
• Friend of the Court
• Michigan Court of Appeals & Supreme Court

Veterans

• National Veterans Legal Services Program
• Project Salute ~ Legal help with federal benefits from University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law faculty and students
• Veterans Administration
• Veterans Benefits and Services ~ publication from the MI Legislature

Wills, Estate Planning, Health Care Directives & Powers of Attorney

• Michigan Statutory Will
• Estate Planning from CNN Money
• Planning for Your Peace of Mind ~ publication from MI Legislature ~ includes forms
• Estates & Trusts Forms

Health Care Advance Directives & Health Care Power of Attorney

• Michigan Advance Directives
• Consumer's Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning from the American Bar Association
• Put it in Writing:  Advance Directives

 

 

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