1. What should I do if I don’t have money to hire a lawyer according to the law?
According to the law, if you cannot afford a lawyer, you can get free legal help by applying for legal aid.
Our country has a special "legal aid system" to help those who have no money to hire a lawyer. Legal aid is available in accordance with national regulations. "Based on the actual situation in China, the scope of legal aid mainly includes the following aspects:
Citizens who do not have an attorney or defender due to financial difficulties can apply for legal aid or be designated by the people's court for the following matters: Defense:
(1) Requesting state compensation in accordance with the law;
(2) Requesting social insurance benefits or minimum living security benefits;
(3) Requesting pensions
(4) Requesting for the payment of alimony, support, and child support;
(5) Requesting for the payment of labor remuneration;
(6) Claiming civil rights and interests resulting from acts of bravery.
Second, in criminal proceedings, citizens can apply for legal aid from legal aid agencies under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The criminal suspect did not hire a lawyer due to financial difficulties after being interrogated for the first time by the investigative agency or from the date when compulsory measures were taken;
(2) Victims of public prosecution cases and their legal representatives A person or close relative has not entrusted a litigation agent due to financial difficulties since the date the case was transferred for review and prosecution;
(3) Since the private prosecution case was accepted by the People's Court, the private prosecutor and his legal representative have If the defendant fails to appoint a defender due to financial difficulties
Third, if the public prosecutor appears in court for a public prosecution case and the defendant fails to retain a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, and the people's court appoints a defender for the defendant, the legal aid agency shall provide legal aid.
Fourthly, if the defendant is blind, deaf, mute or a minor and has not appointed a defender, or the defendant may be sentenced to death and has not appointed a defender, the People's Court appoints a defender for the defendant. , Legal aid agencies should provide legal aid without examining the defendant’s financial situation.
Second, what is the procedure for legal aid?
The procedure for applying for legal aid is as follows: You. The application should be submitted to the city or county legal aid agency where your household registration or work unit is located. The applicant should submit the following certificates to the legal aid agency:
(1) Proof of the applicant’s financial status issued by the civil affairs department or Proof of living conditions issued by the neighborhood committee or village committee;
(2) Income certificate and lay-off certificate issued by the applicant and his/her spouse;
(3) Certificate of living conditions issued by the Disabled Persons' Federation Copy of relevant disability certificate;
(4) Copy of ID card;
(5) Proof of agency qualification;
(6) Written materials of the case or Written materials for court filing.
In the process of criminal proceedings, the defense system is very important, so our country basically stipulates that if you are unable to hire a lawyer due to financial difficulties, you can apply for legal aid, but in civil cases During litigation, legal aid must be applied for some special cases, such as applying for state compensation.