Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
Partner Overview
Volunteer Legal Services (VLS) is a nonprofit organization that helps provide free legal advice and representation to people with civil legal matters who cannot afford an attorney.
VLS can help with civil cases only. They cannot help with criminal, immigration, or contested probate matters.
- You can apply to get advice on civil legal issues through their Legal Advice Clinics. Those eligible to receive further legal assistance will be contacted by VLS after their advice session.
- After receiving advice at VLS’ Legal Advice Clinic, a limited number of applicants are eligible to have their cases reviewed for additional legal services, such as direct representation.
- VLS can only provide direct representation to a limited number of applicants who meet their eligibility guidelines. VLS’ eligibility guidelines impose limits based on household income, assets, service area (Travis, Williamson, Bastrop, Hays), program resources, and type of legal matter.
- Applying for representation does not guarantee that VLS will provide representation.
Location
8001 Centre Park Drive
Suite 120
Austin, TX 78754
United StatesPhone: (512) 476-5550Fax: (512) 322-0764
Areas of Expertise
- Family, Divorce & Children
- Divorce
- Child Custody & Visitation
- Child Support & Medical Support
- Paternity
- Adoption
- Child Protective Services (CPS)
- Grandparents & Other Nonparent Caregivers
- Annulment & Void Marriages
- Court How-Tos (Civil Procedure)
- Protection from Violence or Abuse
- Protective Orders
- Family or Dating Violence
- Sexual Assault
- Child Abuse
- Elder Abuse
- Human Trafficking
- Stalking
- Immigration & Violence
- Crime Victim Rights
- Bullying
- Name Change
- Name Change of an Adult
- Name Change of a Child
- Criminal Records & Traffic
- Adult Criminal Records
- Juvenile Criminal Records
- Occupational Driver’s License
- House & Apartment
- Eviction & Other Landlord Issues
- Transfer on Death Deeds
- Foreclosure
- Disaster Relief
- Mobile Homes
- Housing Discrimination
- Public Housing
- Health & Benefits
- Disability Benefits
- Old Age Benefits
- Planning for Loss of Health
- Health Insurance Medicaid & Medicare
- Food & Cash Benefits
- Unemployment
- Money & Debt
- Wills & Estate Planning
- Small Estates (Transferring Property When Someone Dies)
- Debt Collection & Payday Loans
- Automobiles
- Identity Theft
- Small Claims
- Bankruptcy
- Retirement & Pensions
- Disaster Relief
- School & Work
- School Discipline, Suspension & Expulsion
- Special Education & Accommodations
- Getting Paid for Work
- Getting Hurt at Work
- Farm Worker Issues
- Unemployment
- Discrimination at School or Work
- Veterans & Military
- Benefits for Veterans & Military Families
- Legal Protections While on Active Duty
- Family Law & Military Families
- Discharge & Discharge Upgrades
- Service Characterization
- Individual Rights
- Disability Rights
- Immigration Laws & Rights
- LGBTQ+ Rights & Gender Identification
- Crime Victim Rights
- Prisoner & Ex-Offender Resources
- Voting Rights
- Racial Discrimination
- Sex Discrimination
- Reproductive Rights
- Exempt Property
- Court Basics
- Self-Help Support
Related Counties
- Bastrop
- Hays
- Travis
- Williamson