If you are a Minnesota resident looking for an introduction to a legal topic, the Hennepin County Bar Association provides free pre-recorded telephone messages on nearly a hundred personal, consumer and family legal issues. The number to call is 612-752-6699.
An semi-authoritarian male voice (the sort that used to narrate educational films in the 50's) provides a few paragraphs of general information. Messages listed may be unavailable if they are undergoing revisions or for technical reasons.
As a public service, we are reproducing the menu of Tel-Law messages along with the three-digit code you enter to access each of them:
Tel-Law messages are grouped under the following topics:
Legal Services
Credit & Bankruptcy
Landlord & Tenant
Criminal Law
Civil Law
Family Law
Consumer Law
Wills, Estate Planning and Elder Concerns
Juvenile Law
Tax Law
Employment
Home Ownership
Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights
Libel & Slander
Tel-Law Recorded Messages Menu
Legal Services. Call 612-752-6699, then enter:
- 101: Legal Help in the Twin Cites
- 102: Legal Help outside the Twin Cities
- 103: Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis
- 104: Legal Aid of Ramsey County
- 105: Volunteer Lawyers Network
- 106: Chrysalis, help for women
- 107: Lawyer Referral Services can help you
- 111: If your attorney charges too much
- 112: If your attorney has acted unethically
- 113: Mediating disputes
Credit & Bankruptcy. Call 612-752-6699, then enter:
- 120: Can bankruptcy help me?
- 121: Filing for bankruptcy
- 122: Applying for credit and loans
- 124: Dealing with credit bureaus
- 127: Is your home protected from creditors?
- 128: Wage garnishment
Landlord & Tenant. Call 612-752-6699, then enter:
- 130: What the law says about eviction
- 131: Your day in eviction court
- 132: Possible eviction defenses
- 134: Your rights in a mobile home park
- 145: Renting residential property: Leases and termination
- 146: Rights and duties of landlords
- 147: Rights and duties of tenants
- 148: Security and damage deposits
- 149: Repairs to rental property
Criminal Law. Call 612-752-6699, then enter:
- 150: If you are arrested
- 151: Making bail
- 152: Can't afford to hire a lawyer
- 154: Driving and alcohol/drug testing
Civil Law. Call 612-752-6699, then enter:
- 160: Small claims or conciliation court
- 161: If you are sued
- 163: Collecting on a judgment
Family Law. Call 612-612-752-6699, then enter:
- 170: Legal separation
- 171: Annulment of a marriage
- 172: Divorce: "Dissolution of marriage"
- 173: Determining child custody through mediation
- 174: Custody of the children
- 175: How property is divided
- 176: How debts are divided
- 178: Determing financial support for children
- 179: How financial support for a spouse is established
- 180: If child support is not being paid
- 181: A "summary dissolution" of marriage
- 182: Domestic Abuse
- 183: Adoption
Consumer Law. Call 612-752-6699, then enter:
- 200: Illegal sales gimmicks
- 201: Door to door sales
- 203: Buying a used car
- 204: Minnesota's used car warranty law
- 205: Minnesota's new car lemon law
- 206: Arbitration of auto warranty disputes
- 207: Odometer roll-backs
- 208: Minnesota's "cooling off" law: the right to cancel
- 209: Credit card charge backs
Wills, Estate Planning and Elder Concerns. Call 612-752-6699, then enter:
- 210: Do you need a will?
- 211: Probating an estate
- 212: Estate planning
- 213: Trusts
- 214: Gifts to minors
- 215: Joint tenancy
- 216: What taxes have to be paid when someone dies?
- 217: Persons in the commitment process
- 218: Guardianship and conservatorship
- 219: Living wills
- 220: Durable power of attorney for health care decisions
Juvenile Law. Call 612-752-6699, then enter:
- 225: Parents' liability for damages caused by children
- 226: Rights of juveniles who are detained
- 227: Juvenile neglect & dependency
Tax Law. Call 612-752-6699, then enter:
- 230: If you failed to file an income tax return last year
- 231: If you can't meet the tax filing deadline
Employment. Call 612-752-6699, then enter:
- 250: Injured at work
- 251: If you lose your job
- 252: If your employer has treated you unfairly
- 253: Sexual harassment
Home Ownership. Call 612-752-6699, then enter:
- 270: So you want to sell your home
- 277: Protecting yourself when you build your own home
- 278: Protecting yourself when you buy a home
- 279: Protecting yourself when you buy a townhouse or condominium
Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights. Call 612-752-6699, then enter:
- 294: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
Libel & Slander. Call 612-752-6699, then enter:
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