Family planning or child custody appeared to be the most common legal need that consumers had, according to a survey conducted among legal consumers in North America in 20212. Legal needs, however, varied greatly. Personal injury, and divorce or separation completed the top three of the main legal needs that consumers in the United States and Canada had.
Legal needs that consumers had in the United States and Canada in 2022
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Martindale-Avvo. (September 29, 2022). Legal needs that consumers had in the United States and Canada in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266026/most-common-legal-needs-north-america/
Martindale-Avvo. "Legal needs that consumers had in the United States and Canada in 2022." Chart. September 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266026/most-common-legal-needs-north-america/
Martindale-Avvo. (2022). Legal needs that consumers had in the United States and Canada in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266026/most-common-legal-needs-north-america/
Martindale-Avvo. "Legal Needs That Consumers Had in The United States and Canada in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266026/most-common-legal-needs-north-america/
Martindale-Avvo, Legal needs that consumers had in the United States and Canada in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266026/most-common-legal-needs-north-america/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Legal needs that consumers had in the United States and Canada in 2022 [Graph], Martindale-Avvo, September 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266026/most-common-legal-needs-north-america/