Divorce Legal Assistance | Legal Aid Society Of Cleveland - Lorain County Office

Evaluates cases whether filing a divorce or having been served with divorce papers, provided hearing date is more than 14 days away, and where one of the following is true: - The applicant or minor child has experienced an incident of abuse within the last 60 days; - The abuser has threatened to kill or physically harm applicant or commit suicide within the last 60 days coupled with physical violence in the past year; - The abuser is subject to charges or protection order for offense of violence within the past 60 days or a CPO has been issued against abuser; - The abuser is incarcerated for offense of violence and has made new threats of abuse to applicant and incarceration will end in less than 12 months; - Cases where the relationship was not abusive, the parties do not have minor children, there are no joint assets or debts and the parties have been living apart for at least 1 year.

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211 Summit

Physical Address

1530 West River Road, Suite 301, Elyria, OH 44035

Hours

Phone Intake: - Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 9:00am to 4:00pm. - Tuesday and Thursday: 9:00am to 2:00pm. - Closed federal holidays. Walk-in Intake: - Tuesday and Thursday: 9:00am to 1:00pm. - Closed federal holidays.

Fax

(440) 324-1179

Application process

Call or visit the office during designated times or visit the website for more information and to complete intake.

Fee

No fee.

Eligibility

- Serves residents of Lorain County with household income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. - Applicants must also meet case acceptance guidelines.

Languages

Utilizes language interpretation services.

Service area

Lorain County, Ohio

Agency info

Legal Aid Society Of Cleveland - Lorain County Office

Provides legal representation in civil cases for people who cannot afford an attorney.