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  • Recht und Verbraucherschutz 



    	    

		    
If your personal and economic circumstances mean that you cannot, can only partially, or only in instalments, raise the costs of the proceedings, you will receive legal aid on application if the intended prosecution or legal defence offers sufficient prospect of success and does not maliciously appear 

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Legal aid is granted if 


  • Participant is not/only partially able to pay the costs of the litigation or can only pay in installments according to his/her personal and economic circumstances,
  • upon request
  • the intended prosecution/defence offers sufficient prospect of success
  • the intended prosecution/defence does not appear to be deliberate.

 Willfulness: if a party not claiming legal aid would refrain from taking legal action or legal defence, even though there is a reasonable chance of success, after a reasonable assessment of all the circumstances.

								    

									    Requirements
  • Informal request
  • Complete information on personal and financial circumstances by means of a legal aid form
  • Enclosure of copies of receipts for all inputs and outputs, if necessary affirmations in lieu of oath.

 Assurance of truth and completeness.

								    
What documents do I need?
    
    
  • Document copies        
    Copies of all receipts and exceptions, if necessary affirmation in lieu of oath

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