Bi county legal bureau proposal heads to JWCAA board
The Jackson Williamson Community Action Agency considers forming an 18 member bi county legal bureau with two full time attorneys in each county and positions for four attorneys three poor representatives and two others from each county. Funding must be approved by the federal Office of Economic Opportunity. A budget will follow JWCAA decision.
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Jackson-Williamson Community Action Agency Executive Board
Legal Service Committee
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Jackson Bureau
Kenneth Powless
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Jackson Legal Services Board
Office of Economic Opportunity
Jackson
Powless
Board
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J. Edward Helton
JWCAA
Stephen Wasby
Jackson Legal Services
Jackson Board
OEO
Legal bureau adds 61 cases in November
Sixty one cases were added to the Jackson Legal Services Bureau caseload in November. Of these, 19 were divorces, a drop from prior months. Twenty nine new cases were resolved and 32 remained pending at month end, including 15 divorces, four property disputes, two child custody and two child support matters. The bureau has handled 210 cases since July and operates from Carbondale and Murphysboro.
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J. Edward Helton
Jackson County
Helton
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Legal aid plan to educate poor in Carbondale
Jackson Legal Service Bureau staff will discuss a consumer education program at the February Carbondale Ministerial Alliance meeting. Director J Edward Helton suggests reaching the poor through churches and arranging church visits to cover consumer law landlord tenant rights custody and child support. A countywide rollout may follow.
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Carbondale
Jackson County
Helton
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