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As legal professionals
we are always seeking new ways to obtain information that will assist
us in providing the best service for our clients. These links are
primarily focused on poverty law websites and poverty law practice.
These links will open
in a new window leaving our site in the background.
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BANKRUPTCY
Bankruptcy
forms for client to complete
Site
includes Code, Rules, Fed Circuit, State Statutes
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BAR AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
American
Bar Association
ABA's
Legal Aid & Indigent Defendants
Jacksonville
Bar Association
Jacksonville
Women Lawyers Association
Florida
Association for Women Lawyers
Florida
Bar Association
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CLIENT
TRAINING
Robert's"Rules
in Motion"
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COMMUNITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPEMENT
www.floridacdc.org
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CONSUMER
Consumer
Reports Magazine
National
Fraud Info Center
Unclaimed
Money
Consumer
Federation of America
American
Council on Consumer Interests
Consumer
Action Center
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CREDIT
REPORTS
Where
to get a copy of your credit report:
If
you have been denied credit based in the last 60 upon a credit report
from one of these companies you have the right to request a free
credit report from that company. If not, they are usually $8.50.
Be careful about having too many potential creditors pull your report.
This can have a negative effect on your credit rating. This leaves
an impression that you are having trouble getting credit.
If there is an error on your credit report or if a debt is listed
that is not yours or one for which there has been no activity within
the last 7 years (such as a payment), you should write the credit
reporting agency and dispute the debt explaining why it should be
deleted. The company has 30 days to respond. Also, if you have a
negative credit entry, such as a joint debt that was court-ordered
to be paid by a former spouse, you have the right to demand that
the credit reporting agency place your short statement explaining
the negative credit. You can contact the credit reporting agency
by telephone, however, if you are disputing an entry or requesting
a statement of explanation you should follow up in writing. The
letter should be sent certified mail, return receipt requested.
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ELDER
LAW
Elder
law matters
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FAMILY
LAW
Family
Law - Click on "Self-Help
Center", then family law forms.
Family
Violence Prevention Fund
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FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SITES
Federal
Statistics
Federal
Statistics using Maps
US
Supreme Court Opinions Database
Health
& Human Services News & Public Affairs
Legislative
Information
Federal Trade
Commission
Consumer
Product Safety Commission
Consumer
Info from Feds
Federal
Consumer Information Center
U.S.
State Department
INS
Federal
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Social
Security Administration
Consumer
features on drugs & medications
Patient assistance programs for low-income persons
Taskforce
on Employment of Adults with Disabilities
Government messages
for seniors
Centers For
Disease Control-Resource Clearinghouse
Legal
Services Corp
"Ticket
to Work" Program
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FLORIDA
STATE GOVERNMENT WEBSITES
Florida Government
Links
Dept.
of Children and Families
Dept.
of Children and Families Integrated Public Assistance Manual
Dept.
Of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Florida municipal
codes
Combined
health stats from five state agencies
Courts:
Nassau County
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HIV
& AIDS
Legal
Defense and Education Fund
Pharmacy assistance
Pharmacy assistance
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HOUSING
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AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
Florida
Housing Coalition
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FAIR
HOUSING
Fair
housing info and database
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HOMELESS
Florida
Coalition for the Homeless
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FLORIDA
LANDLORD-TENANT LAW
Florida_Landlord-Tentant
Law
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INTERNATIONAL
U.N.
High Commission on Refugees
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JACKSONVILLE
GOVERNMENT SITES
Public
Clerk - Official records search
City
of Jacksonville
City
Index of Government Sites
Jacksonville
City Council
Better
Business Bureau
Jax
Chamber
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LEGAL
RESEARCH (GENERAL)
www.floridacdc.org/research
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LEGAL
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Central
Florida Legal Services, Inc.
Community
Law Program/Clearwater
Florida
Rural Legal Services
Florida
Legal Services, Inc.
GOALS
(Greater Orlando Area Legal Services)
Gulfcoast
Legal Services, Inc.
Legal
Services of North Florida, Inc.
Three
Rivers Legal Services, Inc.
Pine
Tree Legal Assistance (Maine)
Orange
County , CA kiosk program
For information helpful
to a Community Development Corporation (CDC), go to the South
Florida Community Development Coalition website (www.floridacdc.org),
click on Downloads to visit their Non-profit Resource Center.
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LOCAL
NOT FOR PROFIT PARTNER WEBSITES
Hubbard
House of Jacksonville
CCAR
Services, Inc.(Clay County)
United
Way
Human
Services Council
Jacksonville
Community Council, Inc.
Women's
Center of Jacksonville
Technology
Place for Non-Profits
Jacksonville
Housing Partnership
I.M. Sulzbacher Homeless
Center
Jacksonville Community Council, Inc.
St. Vincent's Hospital
Gardian Ad Litem
Catholic Charities
Habijax
Jacksonville Housing Roundtable
Lutheran Social Services
Volunteer Jacksonville
Ryan
White
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MEDIA
RESOURCES
Florida
Times-Union
Jacksonville Daily
Record
Jacksonville
Folio Weekly
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MENTAL
HEALTH
Mental
health
Bazelon
Center for Mental Health Law
National
Protection& Advocacy-Persons with Disabilities
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OFFICE
SKILLS
The
Blue Book of Grammar & Punctuation
Dictionary
www.xrefer.com
www.refdesk.com
www.researchville.com
The
Blue Book of Citations
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PARALEGAL
PROFESSIONAL SITES
Northeast Florida Paralegal Association, Inc.
Paralegals.org
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REFUGEES
& IMMIGRATION
InterAction Committee on
Migration & Refugee
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SOURCES
OF SPECIAL POVERTY LAW INFORMATION
National
Center on Poverty Law, Inc.
The
Equal Justice Network
National
Legal Aid & Defender Assn.
Internet
Law Center
Free
Lexis Access
Class Action
Info
Legal research
site
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STAFF
TRAINING
Practicing
Law Institute
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TAXES
Free
Tax Preparation Software for Lower income taxpayers
Once again Quicken is allowing what it calls "Low income taxpayers"
(those with an income of $25,000 or less) to use its Turbo Tax for
the Web for free. It can be accessed only on the Internet.
I have used this software and it is very easy to use. It allows
the taxpayer to file tax returns electronically and get any refund
directly deposited to a bank account within 2 weeks. It calculates
the Earned Income Tax and Child Tax Credits automatically.
http://www.quicken.com/freedom/
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TENANT
RIGHTS
Landlord
& tenant rights
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