Insights from VITAL WorkLife

Legal or Financial Issues? How Your EAP Benefit Can Help

Written by VITAL WorkLife | December 30, 2014

FREE LEGAL SERVICES: Contacting a lawyer can be intimidating. How much will it cost? How do you find a lawyer you can trust? Your EAP benefit makes it easy to get the advice you need by providing a free, 30-minute confidential consultation with an attorney in our network who can help you understand whatever legal issue you're facing.

He or she will explain your options and provide general advice depending on the nature of your issue. Call and ask to speak to one of our legal consultants whenever you've got questions about:

  • Family Issues: Divorce or separation, child custody, child support, adoption, juvenile issues, guardianship, elder law
  • Property & Contracts: Contractor issues, lease agreements, buying or selling a home, foreclosure
  • Criminal Offenses: Traffic tickets, Driving Under the Influence (DUI), domestic violence
  • Financial Issues: Estate planning, probate, tax audits, insurance, bankruptcy, debt collections, identity theft
  • Personal Injury: Social Security/disability, personal injury lawsuits

FREE FINANCIAL CONSULTING SERVICES: A free, confidential phone consultation with one of our financial counselors can help you find possible causes and solutions to your financial problems. There are many options to consider when figuring out how to best address financial questions or issues, or manage your debt. Areas where we can help include:

  • Budgeting: Get your finances on track with a consultation and materials for your personal or family budget. Determining your monthly net income, expenses and coming up with a budget is usually the best place to start.
  • Financial Planning: Whether you have questions related to your retirement, your investments or want to start saving for a child's college fund, one of our Certified Financial Planners can not only help—but can also provide discounts on their services.
  • Debt Management Programs: Ask about consolidating your debt into one, lower monthly payment, while learning ways to improve your financial health.

Web-Based Legal & Financial Resources

Free, Unlimited Access

Your EAP benefit also includes unlimited access to a wealth of web-based financial and legal resources at the VITAL WorkLife website. You'll find articles, information and tips on how to create a financial plan that meets your needs, and legal forms and other information.

Log on to your member website by clicking member login above to access these resources or  contact us online.