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The Arkansas Equal Justice Watch: INDEPENDENCE 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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Independence County
(Free Civil Legal Services)
Legal Aid of Arkansas
202 Walnut Street
Newport AR 72112
1-800-952-9243
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Legislator Information
Rep. Tommy Dickinson email | profile
Rep. James McLean email | profile
Rep. Eddie Cooper email | profile
Rep. J.R. Rogers email | profile
Sen. Paul Miller email | profile
Sen. David Wyatt email | profile
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| POPULATION PROFILE: |
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LEGAL AID PROFILE: |
Population: |
34,200 |
Poverty Level Population: |
5,941 |
| Population without HS Diploma: |
5,562 |
Legal Aid Cases: |
356 |
Disabled Population: |
7,376 |
# of cases per 1,000 living in Poverty:
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60 |
Divorced Population: |
3,103 |
Foreclosures: |
Medium |
Type of Cases:
- Family Law (282)
- Consumer (36)
- Wills/Estates/Other (12)
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| Bankruptcies: |
577* |
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- *577 (cases pending in October 2008 for the counties of Independence, Jackson, Woodruff, Cleburne, Fulton, Izard, and Stone)
- 1/2 of all applicants had to be turned away from legal aid due to lack of funding.
- 1 in 6 residents of Independence County qualify for free legal aid.
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