Guides

Interview Guides

Interview Guides are intended to help you gather important information from clients. Each guide contains a series of model questions that are intended to solicit information likely to be relevant to the topic area. Remember that guides might not cover every circumstance and should be adapted to fit your client's particular situation.

Consumer Law +

Student Loan Interview Guide

Use this interview guide to counsel clients with student loans. Remember that this interview guide is intended to cover the topics most likely to be at issue for your client, but may not cover every situation.

Elder Law +

Probate Alternatives Interview Guide

Use this interview guide to discuss probate alternatives with clients. Remember that this interview guide is intended to cover the topics most likely to be at issue for your client, but may not cover every situation.

Family Law +

Child Custody and Parenting Time

Use this interview guide for an overview of child custody and parenting time issues, including jurisdiction, types of custody, and visitation.

Child Support, Spousal Maintenance, and Property Division

Use this interview guide for an overview of child support, spousal maintenance, and property division.

Marriage and Divorce Overview

Use this interview guide for an overview of marriage and divorce issues, including void and voidable marriage, annulments, separation, dissolution, cohabitation agreements, putative spouse status, common law marriage, procedural steps to initiate a proceeding, temporary proceedings and motion practice, and orders to show cause.

Divorce without Children Interview Guide

Use this interview guide for clients seeking a divorce without children. Remember that this interview guide is intended to cover the topics most likely to be at issue for your client, but may not cover every situation.

Housing Law +

Assisted Housing Eviction Interview Guide

Use this interview guide for clients living in assisted housing who are facing eviction. Remember that this interview guide is intended to cover the topics most likely to be at issue for your client, but may not cover every situation.

Eviction Interview Guide

Use this interview guide for clients who are facing eviction. Remember that this interview guide is intended to cover the topics most likely to be at issue for your client, but may not cover every situation.

Public Benefits +

Long-Term Care, Medicare and Medical Assistance Interview Guide

Use this interview guide for clients who are seeking long-term care, medicare, or medical assistance. Remember that this interview guide is intended to cover the topics most likely to be at issue for your client, but may not cover every situation.