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IN Texas: Determining whether or not you will qualify for our assistance is a two step process. First, you must be financially eligible for services. Second, your case must be one which falls within program priorities established by the board of directors.

Added: Every state is different and there can be no single generalized answer to who qualifies for a Public Defender. However it can be reduced to several generalities; Every state has it's own guidelines, which usually comes down to whether of not you qualify financially. In addition you are entitled to a Public Defender only in criminal cases. There is no free taxpayer funded legal assistance for cases involving civil law.

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