Enhanced Website Aids Nebraskans Representing Themselves in Court

The Nebraska Online Legal Self-Help website has a new look and additional features to improve Nebraskans’ access to legal information, including new content and forms that are simpler to find and use.

"Visitors to the site will find the list of main categories at the top of the home page, which allows for the addition of sub-categories on subsequent pages,” said Judge Richard Sievers, Nebraska Supreme Court Pro Se Committee Chairman. "We are grateful for the commitment of the committee members, court staff, and technical assistance of the folks at Nebraska.gov for their hard work in making this redesign happen.”

The "When You Can’t Afford a Lawyer” section now includes referrals to a greater number of low-income legal assistance groups, as well as law libraries and law school legal clinics. Links have been added to Nebraska Legal Aid’s website for their auto-fill Power of Attorney form.

"The hard and invaluable work of our forms committee, under the direction of Judge Teresa Luther from Grand Island, is nicely showcased through this new site and will be of great benefit to low-income Nebraskans needing access to the legal system,” said Sievers.

The new Web portal can be readily accessed at: http://www.legalselfhelp.ne.gov/.

In coming months, additional enhancements will be introduced to improve and expand resources for those in need of legal assistance who lack the resources to hire an attorney.

The forms and information found on the online self-help center are provided by the Nebraska Supreme Court’s Committee on Implementation of Assistance to Pro Se Litigants as part of the Nebraska Supreme Court’s commitment to ensuring that all Nebraskans have meaningful and full access to the judicial system, including those Nebraskans who represent themselves.

Users can find out more about online Government services in Nebraska through:
RSS feeds: http://www.nebraska.gov/rss.xml
Twitter: http://twitter.com/nebraskagov
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nefanpage

About Nebraska.gov

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