The Oak Park Legal Self-Help Center is located in the Oak Park Public Library, at 14200 Oak Park Blvd. in Oak Park. The center is a partnership between the Oak Park Public Library, the City of Oak Park, Oakland County Courts, Michigan Legal Help, and other community partners. The center is a recipient of the Self-Help Center Grant Program administered by the State Court Administrative Office and the Justice for All Commission. The Oak Park Legal Self-Help Center joins more than 60 locations across the state offering free, high quality legal self-help services to the citizens of Michigan.
Visitors to the center can access high-speed internet, computers, and printers to use the Michigan Legal Help website in English (MichiganLegalHelp.org) or Spanish (AyudaLegaldeMichigan.org). The Michigan Legal Help website contains free, easy-tounderstand information on common legal issues. This includes know-your-rights articles, self-led interviews that help visitors fill out court forms, and step-by-step instructions that help walk visitors through how they need to file and serve their forms, and the steps that follow. The website can also help visitors look for a lawyer in their area and connect with local community services if they need more assistance.
Visitors also have access to navigators who are trained to help visitors find the resources they need. While navigators cannot give legal advice, they can help visitors locate and complete the court-approved forms available on the website, and find referrals to lawyers and community service providers. Walk-ins are welcome, however if navigation assistance is needed it would be preferable to set up an appointment by calling the library at 248-691-7480.
Located in the heart of Oak Park at the intersection of Coolidge Highway and Oak Park Boulevard, Oak Park Public Library’s mission is to provide materials, services and information to the diverse community who call the city home, and to meet their lifelong educational, information, cultural and recreational needs. Follow the library on Facebook (@Oak Park Library) or Instagram (@oakparkmilibrary) for event updates.
The Michigan Legal Help Program is funded by the Michigan State Bar Foundation, the Michigan Supreme Court, and through grants from the Legal Services Corporation.
Visitors to the center can access high-speed internet, computers, and printers to use the Michigan Legal Help website in English (MichiganLegalHelp.org) or Spanish (AyudaLegaldeMichigan.org). The Michigan Legal Help website contains free, easy-tounderstand information on common legal issues. This includes know-your-rights articles, self-led interviews that help visitors fill out court forms, and step-by-step instructions that help walk visitors through how they need to file and serve their forms, and the steps that follow. The website can also help visitors look for a lawyer in their area and connect with local community services if they need more assistance.
Visitors also have access to navigators who are trained to help visitors find the resources they need. While navigators cannot give legal advice, they can help visitors locate and complete the court-approved forms available on the website, and find referrals to lawyers and community service providers. Walk-ins are welcome, however if navigation assistance is needed it would be preferable to set up an appointment by calling the library at 248-691-7480.
Located in the heart of Oak Park at the intersection of Coolidge Highway and Oak Park Boulevard, Oak Park Public Library’s mission is to provide materials, services and information to the diverse community who call the city home, and to meet their lifelong educational, information, cultural and recreational needs. Follow the library on Facebook (@Oak Park Library) or Instagram (@oakparkmilibrary) for event updates.
The Michigan Legal Help Program is funded by the Michigan State Bar Foundation, the Michigan Supreme Court, and through grants from the Legal Services Corporation.
