►Legal Services
Legal advisors for
seniors 60 years of age and older, 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