Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc.
 
Serving the Tennessee counties of Shelby, Fayette, Lauderdale and Tipton.
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2009 – A Year of Challenges, Opportunities and Successes

Harrison D. McIver2010 will mark the 40th anniversary of Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. as a partner in the quest for equal access and justice for all!

Reflecting on our journey through 2009 will set the stage for our work and activities for 2010. It was a year in which the recessed economy left many of our neighbors in a world of economic hurt. It was a year in which the unemployment rate was the worst in a quarter of a century, when people not only lost their jobs, but also lost their homes. Foreclosures hit record highs in 2009 and predictions for the first half of 2010 don’t paint a brighter picture in the near future for the people of Memphis and Shelby County, Tipton, Fayette and Lauderdale counties.

But all is not bleak at MALS. 2009 brought some great and memorable highlights. Fortunately, that best-of-times list is longer than the worst of times.
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Client Services

FAMILY AND CHILDREN ISSUES

MALS may be able to help if:

You are a victim of domestic violence and

  • need an Order of Protection or
  • are seeking a divorce where domestic violence has occurred within the past year

MALS may also be able to help if you are:

  • seeking an uncontested divorce where both parties will agree on all issues, including child custody and child support, and neither party has real estate or retirement funds
  • seeking representation in a custody dispute involving your biological child for whom you currently have actual physical custody
  • seeking a divorce and do not know the whereabouts of your spouse
  • seeking assistance or representation regarding a Juvenile Court dependency and neglect action
  • seeking assistance or representation with a termination of parental rights case
  • seeking assistance with a guardianship, conservatorship or emancipation
  • seeking assistance with the adoption of a relative child(ren) placed in your custody

In very limited instances, where both parties want a divorce and have children and property, MALS has a group of volunteer attorneys, mediators and other professionals to assist in working out a settlement.  This is available only for parties who agree that they will NOT litigate but will work toward developing a Marital Dissolution Agreement and Parenting Plan using a collaborative law methodology.

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