To determine eligibility MILS staff will ask questions upon intake:

• Legal issue- MILS may assist in specific areas such as Indian Child Welfare and Tribal Housing. Areas of law we may not assist with include state and federal criminal charges.

• Income eligibility- Different programs have different income level (and asset) requirements. 

• Most allow MILS to only assist clients who fall below 125% of the poverty level and some go up to 200%. For more information, please see the LSC website and MILS' financial eligibility policy. 

• Tribal contracts (Pokagon, Gun Lake, and Nottawaseppi) allow us to use higher income eligibility requirements. 

• Tribe assistance - Specific tribes have contracted with MILS to provide additional legal services for their citizens.

• Conflicts - MILS will check for potential conflicts of interest, and if these are in place will instead provide referrals to other services. 

*The PDF file linked above does not fully comply with all applicable guidelines for accessible digital documents. For alternative formats, contact us at 231-947-0122 or probono@mils3.org.*