{"id":3294,"date":"2025-04-13T15:57:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T19:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/?post_type=equity&p=3294"},"modified":"2025-04-17T11:50:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T15:50:54","slug":"2024-day-8","status":"publish","type":"equity","link":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/es\/equity-challenge-days\/2024-day-8\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u00eda 8: La brecha en el acceso a la justicia y las respuestas en Michigan"},"template":"","class_list":["post-3294","equity","type-equity","status-publish","hentry","equity-year-271"],"acf":{"details":{"equity_year":271,"day_number":8,"availability_date":"20240528"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_quote_hero","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_quote_hero":{"kicker_text":"2024 Equity Challenge","heading":"Day 8: The Access to Justice Gap","summary":"Responses in Michigan","cta":{"title":"Listen","url":"https:\/\/unitedwaysem.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2024-Equity-Challenge-Day-8.mp3","target":""},"quote":"The United States is facing an access-to-justice crisis that disproportionately impacts our society\u2019s most vulnerable.","attribution":"","source":"2021 Justice Gap Measurement Survey"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"La entrada de hoy ha sido escrita por Lakeshore Legal Aid, una de nuestras organizaciones asociadas al Grupo Comunitario del Desaf\u00edo por la Equidad. Para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre Lakeshore Legal Aid, consulte la parte inferior del correo electr\u00f3nico de hoy.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe civil legal system exists to help people resolve conflicts between each other, while the criminal justice system exists to help the state resolve conflicts with people. The civil legal system is where people address conflicts with landlords, get divorced, set up child custody, petition for an expungement, change their name, or resolve a debt claim. These vital issues have the potential to drastically impact everyone\u2019s quality of life.\r\n\r\nThe Access to Justice Gap is the \u201cdifference between the civil legal needs of low-income Americans and the resources available to meet those needs.\u201d (Informe sobre la brecha de justicia, Introducci\u00f3n<\/a>)\r\n\r\nThis gap is filled with barriers such as lack of access to attorneys, intimidating and unwelcoming environments in our courts, and even the knowledge of whether what is happening could be resolved through the civil legal system. While higher-income households are likely to have access to an attorney, \u201clow-income Americans do not get any or enough legal help for 92% of their substantial civil legal problems.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe data shows in glaring detail the extent of civil legal needs among low-income households (Informe sobre la brecha de justicia, resumen ejecutivo<\/a>) :\r\n