# Indigent

**IRI:** https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RepzuKaD1tTAVt1HZzq1U4

## Labels

**Alternative Labels:**

- Destitute
- Impoverished

## Definition

Indigent refers to an individual who is financially unable to afford the basic necessities of life, including the costs associated with legal proceedings. In a legal context, indigent status may qualify a person for free legal representation or the waiver of court fees under the principle of in forma pauperis.

## Sub Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R8nREeU6lB0zs0dt9N339nm

## Parent Class Of

- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/R8ei9cOeJoxEosRFL84xO6h
- https://folio.openlegalstandard.org/RrTw7gZ2F0N6WBdARbUMAg

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