Legal Assistance
Carle Health has partnered with MetLife to offer professional legal advice for a wide array of legal matters for a bi-weekly premium (24 pays) of $8.75. The plan includes telephone and office consultations for an unlimited number of personal legal matters with an attorney of your choice. Additional online services include:
- Attorney locator for in-network attorneys
- Law firm e-panel
- Law guide
- Free, downloadable legal documents
- Financial planning, insurance and work/life resources
Plan Highlights
- Divorce services – Provides 20 hours of divorce services each calendar year
- Estate planning – Powers of attorney, will preparation, trusts
- Family issues – Adoption, prenuptial agreements, name change
- Immigration services – Advice and consultation, review of documents
- Real estate matters – Sale, purchase or refinance of property, zoning, property tax, rental agreements
- Defense of situations – Traffic misdemeanor charges, juvenile court proceedings, civil issues and criminal misdemeanor charges (excludes DUI)
- Financial matters – Identity theft, credit negotiations, tax audit representation, personal bankruptcy, foreclosure, debt collection
- Document preparation – Affidavits, deeds, mortgages, demand letters, promissory notes
Assistance is also available for disputes over personal property or goods and services, and small claims.