09/10/2014
The Michigan Legal Help Self-Help Center of Wayne County helps residents of Detroit and Wayne County who are unable to afford an attorney. The Self-Help Center is now located in Smart Detroit, Suite 1300 of the Penobscot Building, at 645 Griswold in Detroit. The new location is more convenient for many individuals with family law matters involving children because it is in the same building as the Friend of the Court. The Center is staffed by navigators who can help visitors use the Michigan Legal Help website (www.MichiganLegalHelp.org) to learn how to represent themselves in simple civil legal matters. The Self-Help Center is now open Monday through Thursday from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
The Michigan Legal Help website was created to help people who have to handle simple civil legal problems without a lawyer. There are articles you can read to learn about a specific area of the law and toolkits to help you prepare to represent yourself in court. Some forms are completed automaticall…