The Warren County Bar Association is partnering with the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission and the Warren County Chancery Court to host a free legal clinic in Warren County.

The free clinic will be held June 7 and is open to low-income residents of Warren, Issaquena and Sharkey counties. Those looking to participate in the clinic must preregister by calling Bar Association secretary Mackenzie Carter at 601-415-5900 by June 6 and meet maximum income limits.

The clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Warren County Courthouse, 3rd Floor, 1009 Cherry St.

“The approval is based on monthly incomes versus people in the household,” Carter said. “They call me and tell me their monthly income and all that and then I do an intake sheet. I will give them a call the day before and give them an appointment time. We can’t do walk-ins because I have to pre-approve everybody.”

To be eligible to participate, someone who lives in a single person household cannot make more than $24,280 annual. The maximum income for a two-person household is $32,920. The income level is $41,560 or less for a family of three or $50,200 or less for a family of four.

In all, 30 free clinics are being held throughout the state to help low income residents with divorces, child support, visitation, name changes, simple wills, misdemeanor/felony expungements and other simple civil legal matters.

“Self-represented and low-income litigants often struggle to meet all the requirements for properly drafted legal documents,” Carter said. “If they come to the court for a hearing and their documents do not meet court requirements, their hearing has to be rescheduled. This clinic is designed to prevent that.”

Carter said they will be helping people draft some legal documents, but the overall goal of the clinic to teach people the skills they need to, “be able to help themselves.”

“Civil legal aid helps people protect their livelihoods, their health and their families,” Access to Justice Commission Executive Director Nicole McLaughlin said.

“We are proud that our legal community continues to support access to justice for those in need.  Through the scheduled legal clinics, we will be able to assist an unprecedented amount of Mississippians with family law issues.”