This is a class project. You should not rely on it as a source of legal information. It is likely incomplete.
Answer the following questions to see if you qualify as a "needy person" for appointment of counsel or a fee waiver.
After: Q(assistance): Do your receive public assistance? A:[javascript:save2('mailmerge.csv',csv())] Yes Q(1.1):GOTO:qualaid A: No Q(house): How many people are in your household? X:number Q(income): How much income does your household bring in per year in after tax dollars? X:number Q(1.2.1.1): Are you facing a civil or criminal matter? A[javascript:if (fedpov(getvar('house'),getvar('income'),150)){ goto('qualciv') } else { goto('noqualciv') } ]: Civil A[javascript:if (fedpov(getvar('house'),getvar('income'),125)){ goto('qualcrim') } else if (fedpov(getvar('house'),getvar('income'),200)) { goto('noqualbut') } else { goto('noqualcrim') } ]: Criminal Q(qualaid): You probably qualify as indigent because you receive public assistance. See V.S.A. Section 5236 and Vermont SJC. Q(qualciv): You probably qualify as needy since you earn less than 125% of the poverty line. See Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure 3.1. Consequently, you may be eligible to have your court fees waived. Would you like me to open up a fee waiver for you to file? A:[javascript:submit2('http://colarusso.pythonanywhere.com/','GET','','','','json_doc','_blank')] Yes Q(3.1): If the Application to waive filing fees didn't open in a new window/tab, you can find it here. Either way, after you fill it out take it to court and give it to the clerk. A: No Q(3.2):GOTO:nomore Q(qualcrim): You probably qualify as needy since you earn less than 125% of the poverty line. So you'll likely be assigned a lawyer by the judge. See V.S.A § 5238. Would you like me top open up an Application for a Public Defender? A:[javascript:submit2('http://colarusso.pythonanywhere.com/','GET','','','','json_doc','_blank')] Yes Q(4.1): If the Application for a Public Defender didn't open in a new window/tab, you can find it here. Either way, after you fill it out take it to court and give it to the clerk. A: No Q(4.2):GOTO:nomore Q(qualbut): You probably qualify as needy but able to contribute since you earn between 125% and 250% of the poverty line. So you'll likely be assigned a lawyer and asked to pay a small fee based on a sliding scale. See V.S.A § 5238. Q(noqualciv): You probably won't qualify as needy since you earn more than 125% of the poverty line. See Vermont Judiciary. So you'll probably need to hire an attorney. Would you like to search for one near you? A:[https://www.avvo.com/find-a-lawyer] Yes. Q(6.1):GOTO:nomore A: No Q(6.2):GOTO:nomore Q(noqualcrim): You probably won't qualify as indigent or indigent but able to contribute since you earn more than 250% of the poverty line. So you'll probably need to hire an attorney. Would you like to search for one near you? A:[https://www.avvo.com/find-a-lawyer] Yes. Q(7.1):GOTO:nomore A: No Q(7.2):GOTO:nomore Q(nomore): I'm afraid there's nothing else I can help you with. I hope you have a nice day.