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Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida provides civil legal services to financially eligible clients in the following areas:
Family Law & Victims of Crime
Senior Citizen Law Project (Age 60 and over)
Economic Advocacy and Community Health (EACH)
Civil legal service organizations (legal aid) represent people in cases related to private rights and civil disputes, such as housing, consumer, family and entitlement to public benefits. Criminal legal service organizations (public defenders) represent people charged in cases that relate to crimes, such as theft.
Although there is no fee for any of CCLA’s services, you must qualify for different programs. Financial eligibility is based upon the income and assets of individuals in your household. In most cases, the income of your household cannot exceed 125% of the federal poverty level, although we make allowances for certain expenses, such as child care. In reviewing your assets, we do not generally count your home or your automobile. Intake workers will assist you in completing an application and determine your eligibility for services. If you are 60 years of age or older or victim of a crime (domestic violence, human trafficking, elder abuse, sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking, dating violence), you may qualify under different eligibility guidelines for our services. Eligibility for services is based upon other criteria, including whether your legal problem falls within our priority areas. The best way to find out if you are eligible is to apply. Apply online by clicking the link above or call us to apply at 954-736-2400.
There is no charge for the legal services rendered at CCLA, however you must meet certain qualifications for our services. You may also be required to pay certain fees assessed by the Clerk/Court.
Generally, we do not handle child support enforcement cases. However, we may be able to offer some legal advice. Please contact the County Child Support Enforcement Office for assistance or apply online by clicking the link above or call us to apply at 954-736-2400.
You don’t need to come to our office to find out if you are eligible for services. You may apply online by clicking the link above or call us to apply at 954-736-2400. If you decide to come to the office, you will need your identification, and all documents related to your legal matter. Please call or review the information listed on this website under the area you need legal advice to determine what documents you need to bring with you when you come into the office.
Yes. If you are over-income, you may call the Broward County Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service at 954-764-8310. If you qualify, you will be referred to an attorney, convenient to your home or office, practicing in the area of law you need. To obtain information on this service, call 954-764-8310 or go to www.browardbar.org.
Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida funds pro bono projects called Broward Lawyers Care (BLC) and Collier Lawyers Care (CLC) through a subgrant. Private lawyers in the communities volunteer to accept cases within our program priorities. Those private lawyers handle the cases we send them for free. Applicants must still meet the same guidelines as Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida’s in-house services. Referrals for pro bono services are made through the in-house Legal Aid programs. For more information visit our Pro Bono page.
You may click here to email us if you would like CCLA to attend and present at your community event, resource fair, job fair, or training. Please describe your event in the email including any applicable deadlines, topics, legal issues, dates, times, and locations. For more information, please see Outreach under our Events section.
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