Free legal aid and civil counseling

We would like to inform you that in the Myszków district, you can receive free legal assistance and free civic advice based on the Act of August 5, 2015 on free legal aid, free civic advice, and legal education (Journal of Laws of 2017, item 2030, as amended).
Persons entitled to receive free legal assistance, free civic advice:

– free legal assistance and free civic advice are granted to a person who is unable to bear the costs of paid legal assistance.
A person entitled, before receiving free legal assistance or free civic advice, submits a written statement that they are unable to bear the costs of paid legal assistance. The statement is submitted to the person providing free legal assistance or free civic advice.
Providing free legal assistance or free civic advice is carried out on a first-come, first-served basis, after arranging a visit appointment.
For important reasons, a different order of providing free legal assistance or free civic advice is allowed. In the case of a pregnant woman, providing free legal assistance or free civic advice is carried out out of order.
Persons with significant mobility impairments who cannot appear at the office in person, as well as persons experiencing communication difficulties as referred to in the Act of August 19, 2011 on sign language and other means of communication, may receive free legal assistance or free civic advice, also outside the office or through means of distance communication.
To be able to use free legal assistance or free civic advice, you need to make an appointment from Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm by calling the following phone number: (34) 3159133 and indicating the type of assistance needed (free legal assistance, free civic advice).
Principles of providing free legal assistance and free civic advice:

Free legal assistance includes:
1. informing the entitled person about the applicable legal status, their rights or obligations, including in connection with ongoing preparatory, administrative, court, or court-administrative proceedings
2. indicating a way to solve the person’s legal problem
3. preparing a draft document in matters mentioned in points 1 and 2, excluding court documents in ongoing preparatory or court proceedings and documents in ongoing court-administrative proceedings
4. preparing a draft document for exemption from court costs or appointing a legal representative in court proceedings or appointing a lawyer, legal advisor, tax advisor, or patent attorney in court-administrative proceedings, and informing about the costs of proceedings and financial risk associated with referring the case to court.
Free legal assistance does not cover cases related to running a business, except for the preparation for starting such activity.
Free civic advice includes:
– actions tailored to the individual situation of the entitled person, aimed at raising their awareness of their rights or obligations and supporting them in independently solving the problem, including, if necessary, preparing an action plan together with the entitled person and assisting in its implementation
– free advice specifically for indebted persons and advice on housing and social security matters.
Points of free legal aid located in 2019 in the Myszków district.

Address of the free legal assistance point

Days and opening hours of the point

Point operator

Myszków County Office ul. Pułaskiego 6

Monday 11:30 am-3:30 pm Tuesday 8:00 am-12:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am-12:00 pm Thursday 11:30 am-3:30 pm Friday 8:00 am-12:00 pm

lawyers and legal advisors

City and Commune Office in Żarki ul. Kościuszki 15/17

Monday 8:00 am-1:00 pm Tuesday 12:00 pm-4:00 pm Wednesday 9:00 am-1:00 pm

Non-governmental organization

Communal Social Welfare Center in Niegowa ul. Wojska Polskiego 2

Thursday 9:00 am-1:00 pm Friday 9:00 am-1:00 pm

Non-governmental organization

Address of the free civic advice point

Days and opening hours of the point

Point operator

City and Commune Center for the Promotion of Culture in Koziegłowy ul. Żarecka 28

Monday 8:00 am-1:00 pm Tuesday 1:00 pm-5:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am-12:00 pm

Non-governmental organization

Commune Office in Poraj ul. Jasna 21

Thursday 8:00 am-12:00 pm Friday 8:00 am-12:00 pm

Non-governmental organization