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The Arkansas Equal Justice Watch: BENTON COUNTY
Information is provided below about key population data and free civil legal aid service in your area. The Legal Aid Profile below states how many people in the county are living at or below the 125% Poverty Level and how many cases the free legal provider handled in the county in 2008. Additional information shows the critical need for legislative support of legal aid in this area.
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Benton County
(Free Civil Legal Services)
Legal Aid of Arkansas
4083 N. Shiloh Drive, Suite 3
Fayetteville AR 72703
1-800-952-9243
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Legislator Information
Rep. Duncan Baird email | profile
Rep. Jonathan Barnett email | profile
Rep. Debra M. Hobbs email | profile
Rep. Les (Skip) Carnine email | profile
Rep. Donna Hutchinson email | profile
Rep. Tim Summers email | profile
Rep. Mary L. Slinkard email | profile
Sen. Kim Hendren email | profile
Sen. Cecile Bledsoe email | profile
Sen. Bill Pritchard email | profile
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| POPULATION PROFILE: |
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LEGAL AID PROFILE: |
Population: |
153,400 |
Poverty Level Population: |
22,100 |
| Population without HS Diploma: |
19,465 |
Legal Aid Cases: |
820 |
Disabled Population: |
27,926 |
# of cases per 1,000 living in Poverty:
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37 |
| Divorced Population: |
11,703 |
Type of Cases:
- Family Law (661)
- Consumer (59)
- Housing (50)
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Foreclosures in 2008: |
3,283* |
| Bankruptcies: |
3,124** |
- *This is a 240% increase from 2007.
- **3,124 (cases pending in October 2008 for the counties of Benton, Carroll, Madison, and Washington)
- 1/2 of all applicants had to be turned away from legal aid due to lack of funding.
- 1 in 7 residents of Benton County qualify for free legal aid.
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