How to Find Legal Help in Your Indiana County with Indiana Legal Help

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Indiana Legal Help (indianalegalhelp.org) is a statewide portal for connecting Hoosiers to free or low-cost legal services. To find help in your county, go to the site and use the "Get Legal Help" tool: enter your ZIP code or select your county from the list. The site states that there are services in every Indiana county, so you should get a result no matter where you live.

Step-by-Step: Finding Help by Location

  1. Open the homepage. The main heading is "Helping Hoosiers Find Legal Help," with a prompt to enter your ZIP code or select your county.
  2. Enter your ZIP code or pick your county. Either method routes you to services in your area.
  3. Click "Get Legal Help." This is the entry point that takes you from the location prompt to your local results.
  4. Review what comes back. Results point you to legal service providers and resources serving your county.

If you are not sure which county you are in or you are helping someone else, the ZIP code option is usually faster.

What You Can Find Once You're In

The site organizes help by legal topic, so you can match your situation to the right resource. Main topic areas include:

Topic Area Examples of Subtopics
Housing Foreclosure, rent and eviction
Family and Safety Divorce, child custody, child support, domestic violence/protection orders, guardianship, name change, paternity, parenting time, relocation
Money and Estate Debt, estate
Military, Immigration, and Employment Discrimination at work, immigration, military and veteran assistance
Driving and Expungement Driving, expungement
Other Legal Issues Consumer issues

Other Ways to Get Help on the Site

Beyond the county search, Indiana Legal Help offers several direct routes to assistance:

  • Free Legal Answers – Submit a legal question by email and receive free legal advice from an attorney.
  • Calendar of Events – Attend an upcoming clinic where you can speak with an attorney in person.
  • Information and Forms – Access commonly used forms, including Contempt, Continuance, Fee Waiver, Virtual Hearing, and Appearance forms.
  • Quick Links – Find answers on filing fees, how to serve court forms, and what to do after a case is filed.
  • County Court Local Rules – Review the local rules for your specific Indiana county.
  • Glossary of Legal Terms – Look up unfamiliar legal terms used on the site.

If You Need a Lawyer to Represent You

The site also has a Pro Bono Opportunity Guide for legal professionals, which connects volunteers to clinics and cases by location and area of interest. If you are a self-represented litigant, the site is designed primarily to help you find resources and navigate the courts on your own — as the site's managing attorney notes, many low-income Hoosiers cannot afford an attorney, and the site aims to give self-represented litigants easy-to-use resources for court access.

Common Questions

Does every county have services? Yes — the site states there are services in every county.

Is there a cost? The site describes Free Legal Answers as free legal advice and lists free clinics, but it does not state that all services are free. Check each provider's details before assuming there is no cost.

What if I don't know my legal topic? Start with the location search, then browse the topic list to find the closest match to your situation.