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New Hampshire Indigency Calculator

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 for appointment of counsel or a fee waiver.

After: Q(1): Do you receive public assistance? A: Yes. Q(1.1):GOTO:qualaid A: No Q(house): How many people make up your household? X: Q(income): How much income does your household bring in per year in after tax dollars? X: Q(matter): Are you facing a civil or criminal matter? A[javascript:if (fedpov(getvar('house'),getvar('income'),125)){ goto('qualciv') } else { goto('noqualciv') } ]: Civil A[javascript:if (fedpov(getvar('house'),getvar('income'),125)){ goto('qualcrim') } else if (fedpov(getvar('house'),getvar('income'),250)) { goto('noqualbut') } else { goto('noqualcrim') } ]: Criminal Q(qualaid): You probably qualify as indigent because you receive public assistance. See *insert statutes* Q(qualciv): You probably qualify as indigent since you earn less than 125% of the poverty line. See *insert NH guidelines website link here*. As a result, you may be eligible to have your court fees waived. Would you like to fill out a fee waiver form? A: Yes Q(3.1): Awesome! Would you mind answering a few more questions so that I can generate the form for you? A: I am happy to answer a few more questions. Q(name): What is your name X: Q(assistance): Thanks name ready to save your doc? A: *insert javascript to doc* Yes A: No A: I would rather you provide me the form so that I can complete it myself. Q(selfform): Not a problem! If the form did not open for you in a new window/tab, you can find it here. After you fill it out take it to court and give it to the clerk. Have a wonderful day. A: No Q(3.2):GOTO:nomore Q(qualcrim): You probably qualify as indigent since you earn less than 125% of the poverty line. Therefore, the judge will likely assign a lawyer to represent you. See *insert NH guidelines website link here* Q(noqualbut): You probably qualify as indigent 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. See *insert NH rules and guidelines website link here* Q(noqualciv): You probably won't qualify as indigent because you earn more than 125% of the poverty line. See *insert NH rules and guidelines website link here*. Therefore, you will probably need to hire an attorney for this matter. Would you like to search for one near you? A:[https://www.avvo.com/find-a-lawyer] Yes, please direct me to a search database. Q(6.1):GOTO:thanks 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. Therefore, you will probably need to hire an attorney for this matter. Would you like to search for one near you? A:[https://www.avvo.com/find-a-lawyer] Yes, please direct me to a search database. Q(7.1):GOTO:thanks A: No Q(7.2):GOTO:nomore Q(nomore): Then I am afraid there is nothing else I can help you with. Thank you for your time and I hope you have a wonderful day! Q(thanks): I hope you found this helpful and are able to find representation! Thank you for your time and have a wonderful day!