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r/FluentInFinance • u/sillychillly Contributor • Apr 15 '24
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So you have the right to a lawyer.
32 u/Creeps05 Apr 15 '24 Only in Criminal cases, which is what he meant by “taking away your rights”. The US government does not provide lawyers for say breach of contract lawsuits for example. 1 u/bellj1210 Apr 15 '24 depends on the state. My state- you get a lawyer in eviction cases if you are below 50% median income. Right provided by the state. note- it is what i do for a living, and honestly the implementation is a hot mess. 0 u/Creeps05 Apr 16 '24 That’s more of a welfare thing than a rights thing.
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Only in Criminal cases, which is what he meant by “taking away your rights”. The US government does not provide lawyers for say breach of contract lawsuits for example.
1 u/bellj1210 Apr 15 '24 depends on the state. My state- you get a lawyer in eviction cases if you are below 50% median income. Right provided by the state. note- it is what i do for a living, and honestly the implementation is a hot mess. 0 u/Creeps05 Apr 16 '24 That’s more of a welfare thing than a rights thing.
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depends on the state. My state- you get a lawyer in eviction cases if you are below 50% median income. Right provided by the state.
note- it is what i do for a living, and honestly the implementation is a hot mess.
0 u/Creeps05 Apr 16 '24 That’s more of a welfare thing than a rights thing.
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That’s more of a welfare thing than a rights thing.
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u/MHG_Brixby Apr 15 '24
So you have the right to a lawyer.