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UNACCEPTABLE CLIENTS Legal Aid will not be required to provide legal assistance, regardless of financial eligibility, to those applicants who: 1) have previously applied for and/or received legal services, but who have knowingly failed or refused to consummate the legal action initiated on their behalf; or 2) have previously made false statements regarding their financial status to Community Action, Legal Aid, or any other welfare program; or 3) the Legal Aid knows or has a greater than common knowledge of the facts of the case, through prior consultation with opposing parties or third parties affected by the legal matter, and such knowledge could adversely affect the applicant's legal position; or 4) have previously initiated, impliedly or actually, legal action against the Legal Aid, Community Action, the major funding agency, or its attorneys, or any attorney ,acting in behalf thereof; or 5) refuse to take further legal action in parent-child cases recommended by the Program Director to protect the rights and interests of the children of the applicant, to specifically include the initiation of paternity suits and contempt actions for the obtaining or collection of unpaid child support. E. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS GENERAL: Legal assistance will be provided to those eligible persons regardless of race, creed, color, nationality, age, sex, religion, or political affiliation. Legal assistance will not be withheld from any group, class, type or category of persons, if they otherwise meet the requirements of eligibility under this Program. EMERGENCY QUALIFYING: In situation where applicants require immediate legal action to prevent irreparable injury or loss, or a court has designated a specific hearing date which precludes obtaining private counsel, either the major funding agency, Community Action, or the Program Director may waive formal qualifications and provide the requisite legal assistance until a formal application can be reviewed. 4