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title: Atlas Commons research objects — civil legal aid capacity for Michigan (FY2025)
license: CC0-1.0
source: Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025)
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# Atlas Commons research objects — civil legal aid capacity for Michigan (FY2025)

Michigan's LSC-funded civil legal aid capacity from the LSC Basic Field grant directory, with each figure's status labeled so a consuming agent can weight it correctly: the measured LSC records (provider count, awarded grant dollars, service-area types, and the Census-based poverty population LSC allocates by); one computed figure — LSC funding per person in poverty — a transparent ratio neither LSC nor Census publishes, with its formula disclosed; and the interpretive boundary (what this funding/capacity surface is, and is not). Source: LSC Basic Field grant directory. CC0.

## Claims

### 6 LSC-funded civil legal aid providers received $15,981,424 in Michigan (FY2025)

**RECORDED.** The LSC Basic Field grant directory records 6 LSC-funded civil legal aid grantees in Michigan for fiscal year 2025, awarded $15,981,424 in total. A re-tally of published LSC grant awards.

Source: Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025) — https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/who-we-are/our-grantees
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025); superseded when Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025) publishes its next release.

### 1,326,739 people in poverty live in the LSC service areas covering Michigan (FY2025)

**RECORDED.** The poverty population in the LSC Basic Field service areas covering Michigan is 1,326,739, the figure LSC uses to allocate Basic Field grants. A Census/ACS-based poverty count summed across the state's service areas.

Source: Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory — poverty population (U.S. Census/ACS) — https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/who-we-are/our-grantees
Falsifier: Re-tally of LSC's published service-area poverty figures (occurred=true), from a named authority — BUT the underlying poverty count is a U.S. Census/ACS SURVEY ESTIMATE with sampling error, not a hard census enumeration. Superseded with each LSC grant cycle / ACS vintage.

### LSC grant counts by service-area type in Michigan (FY2025): Basic Field 5, Agricultural Worker 1, Native American 1

**RECORDED.** Counts of the 6 LSC grants by LSC service-area type: Basic Field 5, Agricultural Worker 1, Native American 1. A count of grants per LSC-defined service-area category.

Source: Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025) — https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/who-we-are/our-grantees
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025); superseded when Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025) publishes its next release.

### LSC civil legal aid funding is $11.86 per person in poverty in Michigan (FY2025) — a derived ratio

**DERIVED.** Dividing the $15,733,233 in LSC Basic Field funding for service areas with a reported poverty population by the 1,326,739 people in poverty there yields $11.86 of LSC civil legal aid funding per person in poverty in Michigan. A transparent ratio neither LSC nor Census publishes. Both sides EXCLUDE the 1 grant with no LSC-reported poverty population, so the ratio stays set-consistent (it is the funding-to-poverty ratio over the service areas that have a poverty figure, not all grant dollars over a partial population).

Source: Justice Atlas — derived ratio (LSC allocation ÷ service-area poverty population, over the same set of grants) — https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/
Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a constructed ratio, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's calculation, not an LSC/Census figure). Reproduce it: $15,733,233 ÷ 1,326,739 = $11.86. Falsified if either input is wrong; it counts ONLY LSC Basic Field funding for grants with a reported poverty figure, not total civil legal aid spending, so it understates total per-capita legal aid.

### What this legal-aid surface is — and is NOT — for Michigan (the epistemic boundary)

**INTERPRETATION.** Every figure above describes LSC Basic Field grant CAPACITY and FUNDING for Michigan (FY2025). It is NOT all civil legal aid (LSC funds only part of the field; it excludes non-LSC legal aid, pro bono, and self-help), NOT a measure of cases handled, outcomes, or unmet need, and NOT a statement of whether you personally qualify for legal aid. For eligibility and help, use LawHelp.org / your local LSC grantee; for the full justice gap, see LSC's Justice Gap research.

Source: Justice Atlas framing (over the LSC facts above) — https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/
Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a framing, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's reading, not an LSC verdict) — the LOWEST-warrant claim here. The figures above are LSC records plus one disclosed derived ratio; the four-status labels each, and this is the only interpretation.

### Michigan sets a 1 year civil statute of limitations for defamation (libel / slander) (Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805)

**RECORDED.** Under Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805, the civil statute of limitations for defamation (libel / slander) in Michigan is 1 year. Note: Fraudulent-concealment tolling under § 600.5855.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling.

Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5805
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release.

### Michigan sets a 2 years (or 6 months from discovery); max 6 years civil statute of limitations for medical malpractice (Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805; § 600.5838a)

**RECORDED.** Under Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805; § 600.5838a, the civil statute of limitations for medical malpractice in Michigan is 2 years (or 6 months from discovery); max 6 years. Note: a discovery rule may apply (the clock may start at discovery, not occurrence); an outer statute of repose of 6 year(s) may also bar the claim; Fraudulent-concealment and reproductive-organ exceptions; minor tolling under § 600.5851.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling.

Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5838a
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release.

### Michigan sets a 3 years civil statute of limitations for personal injury (Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805)

**RECORDED.** Under Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805, the civil statute of limitations for personal injury in Michigan is 3 years. Note: Assault, battery, false imprisonment have 2-year limit under § 600.5805(2).. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling.

Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5805
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release.

### Michigan sets a 3 years civil statute of limitations for product liability (Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805)

**RECORDED.** Under Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805, the civil statute of limitations for product liability in Michigan is 3 years. Note: Realty-improvement repose under § 600.5839 (6 years occupancy or 1 year discovery within 6).. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling.

Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5805
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release.

### Michigan sets a 3 years civil statute of limitations for property damage (Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805)

**RECORDED.** Under Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805, the civil statute of limitations for property damage in Michigan is 3 years. Note: Standard tolling for minors and incapacity under § 600.5851.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling.

Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5805
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release.

### Michigan sets a 3 years (saving period under § 600.5852) civil statute of limitations for wrongful death (Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805; § 600.5852)

**RECORDED.** Under Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5805; § 600.5852, the civil statute of limitations for wrongful death in Michigan is 3 years (saving period under § 600.5852). Note: Saving statute allows 2 years from issuance of letters of authority within outer limits.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling.

Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5852
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release.

### Michigan sets a 6 years civil statute of limitations for contract oral (Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5807)

**RECORDED.** Under Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5807, the civil statute of limitations for contract oral in Michigan is 6 years. Note: UCC 4-year limit for sales of goods.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling.

Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5807
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release.

### Michigan sets a 6 years civil statute of limitations for contract written (Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5807)

**RECORDED.** Under Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5807, the civil statute of limitations for contract written in Michigan is 6 years. Note: Sales of goods governed by UCC 4-year limit.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling.

Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5807
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release.

### Michigan sets a 6 years civil statute of limitations for fraud (Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5813)

**RECORDED.** Under Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5813, the civil statute of limitations for fraud in Michigan is 6 years. Note: Fraudulent-concealment tolling under § 600.5855 (2 years from discovery).. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling.

Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5813
Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release.

### Why these statute-of-limitations periods are NOT your deadline (the L5 boundary)

**INTERPRETATION.** The periods above are the statutes Michigan has on the books. They do NOT tell you YOUR deadline. When a claim "accrues" (starts the clock), whether the discovery rule, tolling, a minor/incapacity, or a statute of repose changes it, and which cause of action even applies, are fact-specific legal determinations. A missed deadline can permanently bar a claim. This atlas informs and routes — it is not legal advice and not a substitute for a licensed attorney. If you may have a claim, consult an attorney in Michigan immediately; for free civil legal aid see this state's legal-aid page.

Source: Justice Atlas framing (over the statutes above) — https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/
Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a framing/legal boundary, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's reading, not a court's ruling on any case) — the lowest-warrant claim. The period+citation claims above are recorded statutes (verifiable at the cited code); this boundary is the only interpretation on the SOL data.

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Every claim above carries a four-status warrant (RECORDED / MODELED / DERIVED / INTERPRETATION) and a named source you can re-fetch — this is a research object, not a flat fact. Structured: `https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/mi.jsonld`

## Data

### Michigan — every legal-aid indicator (typed)

Each official figure for this state with its four-status warrant and named source. RECORDED = a re-tally of published LSC/Census values; DERIVED = an in-house ratio (allocation ÷ service-area poverty population).

| indicator | value | warrant | source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LSC-funded providers (distinct organizations) | 6 | RECORDED | Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory |
| LSC service-area grants | 7 | RECORDED | Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory |
| Total LSC allocation (USD) | 15981424 | RECORDED | Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory |
| Poverty population in service areas | 1326739 | RECORDED | Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (U.S. Census/ACS) |
| LSC funding per person in poverty (USD) | 12.045642737569333 | DERIVED | Justice Atlas — allocation ÷ poverty population |
| Fiscal year | 2025 | — | Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory |

### Michigan — LSC grants by service-area type (RECORDED)

Counts of the state's LSC grants by LSC-defined service-area category — a count of grants per program type.

| service_area_type | grant_count |
| --- | --- |
| Basic Field | 5 |
| Agricultural Worker | 1 |
| Native American | 1 |

### Michigan — LSC-funded legal-aid grants (RECORDED)

The full LSC Basic Field grant directory for this state: one row per grant (an organization may hold more than one). Allocation is the awarded grant amount; poverty population is the Census/ACS figure LSC allocates by (blank where LSC does not report it for that service area).

| organization | service_area | service_area_type | allocation_usd | poverty_population |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lakeshore Legal Aid | MI-13 | Basic Field | 6213347 | 523954 |
| Legal Aid of Western Michigan | MI-15 | Basic Field | 2885740 | 243346 |
| Michigan Advocacy Program | MI-12 | Basic Field | 2445571 | 206228 |
| Legal Services of Eastern Michigan | MI-14 | Basic Field | 2270726 | 191484 |
| Legal Services of Northern Michigan, Inc. | MI-9 | Basic Field | 1199133 | 101120 |
| Michigan Advocacy Program | MMI | Agricultural Worker | 718716 | 60607 |
| Michigan Indian Legal Services, Inc. | NMI-1 | Native American | 248191 |  |