Montana Legal Services highlighted for their work during Missoula Public Library’s Resource Access Day. Click here to learn more.
HelpLine Pause 2025
Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA) will be implementing a partial intake shutdown between August 4th and August 17th. We will return to business as usual on August 18th. MLSA has always aimed to respond to applicants in a timely manner. However, the need for free legal help has grown, and as a result our number …
Misdemeanor Expungement Clinic Coming to Bozeman, Billings and Helena
Special thanks to Bozeman Chronicle for getting the word out on our Clean Slate Clinics coming up in March!
ACF Office of Community Services (OCS): OCS Celebrates One Year Anniversary of MLP+
A year ago, the Office of Community Services under the U.S. Administration for Children and Families, awarded the first ever cohort of grant recipients, including MLSA, to receive funding from the Medical Legal Partnerships Plus (MLP+) program. Grounded in addressing the social determinants of health, medical-legal partnerships are multi-disciplinary care teams that incorporate legal experts …
Divorce and Parenting Mediation in Montana
The Montana Family Transition Project is a mediation program that offers you the chance to decide what’s next for your family, instead of going to court and having a judge decide. The program is free to families who are eligible. A trained professional mediator will help you and your co-parent talk through the issues and …
Free Fishing Mother’s Day Weekend!
Free Fishing Mother’s Day Weekend is May 13-14! By Montana law, each year on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day weekends any person (resident or nonresident) may fish within the state without a fishing license. You do need to keep a few things keep in mind. Folks do need to follow the seasons, restrictions and bag …
Don’t Miss Out on 2021 Tax Credits, 11/17/22 Deadline
If you have not filed a tax return for 2021, you may be missing out on financial benefits! File for free and without a penalty by November 17, 2022. Even if you are not required to file a tax return, you may still qualify for financial benefits including: the Child Tax Credit (worth up to …
Preventing Eviction, One Family at a Time
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, thousands of Montanans suddenly found themselves in an impossible situation: how to pay their rent in the face of lost wages from illness and closed worksites. These disruptions have continued, while housing and rent costs have skyrocketed, leaving Montanans vulnerable to eviction and homelessness. The Montana Eviction Intervention Project …
MLSA in the News
MLSA works hard to provide legal services to low income Montanans and to raise awareness about the civil legal challenges they so often face. As part of these efforts, MLSA’s work is regularly highlighted in the media. Read on to learn more about the work MLSA has been doing to increase access to civil legal …
MT Housing Crisis Grows, But Some Protections Available (Public News Service)
Montanans across the state are facing a housing crisis. Prices both to rent and buy a place to live have skyrocketed, leaving vacancy rates extremely low in cities big and small.