{"id":88112,"date":"2023-08-05T09:02:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T13:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=88112"},"modified":"2023-08-05T09:09:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T13:09:43","slug":"new-virtual-legal-tool-launching-in-montgomery-county-oh-to-help-people-who-cant-afford-legal-representation-phillips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2023\/08\/05\/new-virtual-legal-tool-launching-in-montgomery-county-oh-to-help-people-who-cant-afford-legal-representation-phillips\/","title":{"rendered":"New virtual legal tool launching in Montgomery County, OH to help people who can\u2019t afford legal representation [Phillips]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdtn.com\/news\/local-news\/new-virtual-legal-tool-launching-in-montgomery-county-to-help-people-who-cant-afford-legal-representation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>New virtual legal tool launching in Montgomery County to help people who can\u2019t afford legal representation <\/strong><\/a>&#8212; from wdtn.com by Riley Phillips<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) \u2014 People living in Montgomery County now have access to a new legal tool.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Filing for divorce, changing custody of a child, or taking action in a domestic violence case is not easy, especially for people who cannot afford a lawyer. Susan Choe is the Executive Director of\u00a0Ohio Legal Help.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cThat\u2019s a complex thing for folks who\u2019ve never gone through the legal system, don\u2019t know how to complete court forms,\u201d Choe explained.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Seventeen percent of people in Montgomery County live below the federal poverty line. Ohio Legal Help teamed up with the Montgomery County Domestic Relations Court to create a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mcdrc.ohiolegalhelp.org\/\">virtual tool<\/a>\u00a0to make sure sure low income residents get the legal help they need. Choe said the website takes people through each part of the legal process. It also helps people fill out forms right there on the site.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mcdrc.ohiolegalhelp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-88113 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MontgomeryOH-SelfHelpCtr-Jul23.jpg\" alt=\"Montgomery County Domestic Relations Self Help Center -- DC: We need more of these!!!\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MontgomeryOH-SelfHelpCtr-Jul23.jpg 800w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MontgomeryOH-SelfHelpCtr-Jul23-413x1024.jpg 413w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MontgomeryOH-SelfHelpCtr-Jul23-61x150.jpg 61w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MontgomeryOH-SelfHelpCtr-Jul23-768x1903.jpg 768w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MontgomeryOH-SelfHelpCtr-Jul23-620x1536.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New virtual legal tool launching in Montgomery County to help people who can\u2019t afford legal representation &#8212; from wdtn.com by Riley Phillips DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) \u2014 People living in Montgomery County now have access to a new legal tool. 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