財團法人法律扶助基金會
Legal Aid Foundation
Potential issues encountered during the legal aid process
Following review and approval of your legal aid application, you become an assisted person of the Legal Aid Foundation (LAF). You may encounter the following issues during the legal aid process :
- If you are granted partial legal aid, you should remit the co-payment fee as instructed by the branch office before the legal aid process begins. The LAF’s procedures are as follows:
- The branch office will initiate case assignment then send the acceptance notification and case materials to the assigned legal aid attorney.
- The legal aid attorney will convene a meeting with you in person to conduct case discussions. In exceptional circumstances when a meeting with you is not possible, a meeting with your legal representative or a relative within the third degree of kinship is permissible.
- The legal aid attorney will conduct case proceedings.
- Upon conclusion of proceedings, legal aid will be terminated.
- You are required to cooperate with the legal aid attorney in all necessary procedures of case management, and to promptly engage in case discussions and provide relevant documentation (e.g., powers of attorney). Failure to cooperate may result in the termination of legal aid, as explained in Q2.
- For a description of potential fee liabilities during the legal aid process, see Expenses may have to pay
- For inquiries during the legal aid process, please contact the branch office.
- The branch office may terminate your legal aid under the following circumstances :
- Your financial capacity no longer meets the eligibility criteria due to inheritance, gifts, or other causes.
- Death or disappearance.
- The necessity for continued legal aid is obviated due to statutory amendments, changes in circumstances, or destruction or loss of the subject matter of the claim.
- Failure to comply with legal aid requirements without justifiable cause, or failure to remit co-payment fees and necessary expenses within the stipulated time frame, thereby impeding case progress.
- Engaging in acts of gross disrespect towards the legal aid attorney.
- Other circumstances that negate the necessity for continued legal aid.
- Prior to conducting a termination review, the LAF will notify you and provide an explanation in person. Your cooperation is imperative.
- If you disagree with the review decision, you may file for reconsideration within 30 days of receiving the review decision notification.
- The LAF will instruct the legal aid attorney to continue providing legal aid services until the termination review decision is finalized.
- If the information, evidentiary documents, or statements that you provided during the legal aid application process are falsified, altered, or contain misrepresentations, the branch office will revoke your legal aid. Upon finalization of the revocation, you are obligated to reimburse the LAF for attorney fees and necessary litigation-related expenses spent on your case. For more details, please see Recoupment.
- Prior to conducting a revocation review, the LAF will notify you to provide an explanation in person. Your cooperation is imperative.
- If you disagree with the review decision, you may file for reconsideration within 30 days of receiving the review decision notification.
- The LAF will instruct the legal aid attorney to continue providing legal aid services until the revocation review decision is finalized.
