DRAFTING OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS
Once the legal consultation is provided to the client, drafting of legal documents may be required. This means the preparation of legal papers such as application, claim, complaint, counter-claim, motion, etc.
Legal Aid Service ensures the drafting of legal documents related to civil, criminal and administrative cases only if the person satisfies with the financial vulnerability (insolvency) criteria.
A person is considered to be insolvent and entitled to use legal services on state’s expense if he/she is a member of a family registered in the unified database of socially vulnerable families, whose socioeconomic index is equal or below 70 000.
In addition, person is considered to be insolvent and has right to use the legal services on the state’s expense in case he/she is a member of a family registered in the unified database of socially vulnerable families, whose socioeconomic index is equal or below 100 000 and belongs to one of the categories listed below:
The legal services can be provided in special circumstances to those people who are not registered in the unified database of socially vulnerable families but due to difficult social-economical condition cannot afford to cover the expenses of legal assistance. This is regulated by the Decision #27 of the Legal Aid Service Board adopted on September 9, 2015. This condition applies to the persons who belong to the following categories: