Legel aid: is it free or do you have to pay?
If you are eligible for legel aid, you are entitled to the services of a lawyer for free or by paying a fixed amount. It mainly depends on your financial situation and your family situation.
Before age 18, you are automatically eligible for free legal aid for services covered by legel aid, regardless of your financial situation.
LegelAid Helps You Become An Informed Legel Services Consumer. Legel Aid provides a range of legel services.
Which legel aid lawyer will you get?
If you are approved, a lawyer from the Legel Aid Panel of lawyers will be assigned to represent you.
If the maximum sentence for the offence charged against you is life imprisonment you may choose a lawyer residing in the NWT to represent you.