►Legal Services
Legal advisors are provided
from the Family Services of Rochester. The criteria are established through the
Federal Older American’s Act. Issues that may be discussed are:
Medicaid eligibility
Planning in the event of chronic
care.
Preparing living wills and health
care proxies.
Assigning a Power Of Attorney.
Landlord/tenant disputes.
Consumer problems.
a).
A suggested
donation of $10.00/hour.
b).
Appointments are
made through the Office for the Aging at 786-8833 or 1-800-836-0067
Legal Aide
Oak Orchard Legal Services
provides legal services to income eligible clients in the areas of public
assistance, Medicare, food stamps, Social Security and Supplemental Security
Insurance benefits, landlord/tenant disputes, consumer issues, divorce &
family law. Oak Orchard Legal Services is located at
New York State Attorney
General’s Office
A New York State Attorney
General’s Office representative is available at the
Consumer and Elder Law Web
Sites
American Bar Association
Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly – www.abanet.org/elderly