Legal aid and legal aid
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Schleswig-Holstein (Linie6Plus)
Service Description
An application for legal aid can be made by anyone whose personal and financial circumstances mean that they cannot afford the costs of the legal proceedings in part or only in installments.
Conducting legal proceedings is subject to a fee. Anyone who is unable to raise the necessary funds for personal and financial reasons has the option of applying for legal aid. If necessary, the court will assign the applicant a lawyer of their choice.
Prerequisites:
- The applicant is unable to raise the funds required to conduct the proceedings or legal action in accordance with their financial and personal circumstances,
- the intended legal defense or prosecution has sufficient prospect of success and
- the intended legal defense or prosecution is not frivolous.
Teaser
An application for legal aid can be made by anyone whose personal and financial circumstances mean that they cannot afford the costs of the legal proceedings in part or only in installments.
Who should I contact?
The application can be made for the record, i.e. orally, at the legal applications office of the competent local court. It must be submitted in writing to the court that has jurisdiction for the proceedings for which legal aid is requested.
What are the fees?
There are no court fees for the application.
Legal basis
Applications / forms
What else should I know?
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
