Eligibility Requirements

• You must physically live in either Riverside or San Bernardino County. 
• IELLA is able to help U.S. citizens, legal residents, and non-legal residents.
• If your case is opened in Riverside or San Bernardino County, but live in another county or state, we will not be able to assist you.
• You must have a legal matter that we can assist you with. Please refer to the law topics on our page.
• Since we receive federal and non-federal funds such as from United Way and the State Bar of California, we must adhere to their specific requirements. Unfortunately we do not disclose our eligibility guidelines.
• If you have a case that we can help you with, you must attend one of legal aid clinics to determine if you are eligible for our services.
• You will be asked to sign an Asset and Debt Acknowledgment and Declaration of Income under penalty of perjury that the information you provided was correct.
• We do not determine eligibility over the phone.