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Offers free attorney consults for individuals diagnosed with cancer to help assess needs regarding living wills and estate planning.

Provides advocacy and support for people with developmental disabilities and their families.

Legal services are provided during legal clinics. Referrals to community attorneys who offer pro bono or discounted services are also given.

Community volunteers assist victims of domestic violence through the process of securing a civil protection order through domestic relations court; makes referrals for food, shelter, clothing or other assistance.

Provides legal advice, document preparation, and full representation for older adults. Assists with Durable Powers of Attorney, Advance Directives, divorce, and some guardianships and conservatorships.

Community volunteers assist victims of domestic violence through the process of securing a civil protection order through domestic relations court; makes referrals for food, shelter, clothing or other assistance.

Assists in completing and / or submitting a wide variety of forms for programs offered to qualifying seniors including HEAP, Homestead Exemption, Golden Buckeye Card, Jobs and Family Services, Metropolitan Housing Authority, and Living Will/Durable Power of Attorney forms.

Provides advocacy and support for people with developmental disabilities and their families.

Provides guardianship and other decision-making supports for adults with developmental disabilities who are unable to provide informed consent, represent themselves, or manage their own affairs. Guardianships are for persons declared incompetent by the court and unable to manage their affairs. Will help investigate the need for services for those who feel they may be eligible. Maintains an on-call system for timely responses to emergency medical situations by providing informed consent.

Provides an attorney who does 30-minute consultations with individuals concerning legal issues. Will also prepare Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care and Living Wills during appointments.

Provides a variety of services that enable individuals to remain independent and cared for at home. Included are planning for families with a member who requires an increased/increasing level of care; recommendations and referrals to address problem areas; counseling to deal with life change, loss, anxiety and depression; physical, occupational, or speech therapy; skilled home nursing; personal emergency response systems that alert a remote agency when someone has fallen and requires assistance. Service includes caregiver training.

Provides a professional, long-term care assessment consultant (a nurse or social worker) who will meet with families to evaluate the current situation and future options. Service includes explaining what is available, discussing eligibility requirements, and financial resources required, and determining needs and wishes of clients. Family and consumer are given a community care plan for their use.

Free community legal clinic. EQUES Law Group will be providing free simple Last Wills and Testaments for individuals and couples.

Legal Aid will be hosting a free legal clinic for low-income adults age 60 and older at Marion Senior Center on Wednesday , March 18, 2026 from 10:30am-2:30pm. Meet with an attorney to get help preparing: - Simple Wills - Durable Powers of Attorney - Health Care Directives - Transfer on Death Affidavits for Real Estate.

Provides advice and document preparation may be available for basic Durable Powers of Attorney, Advance Directives, and simple wills. Advice, document preparation, and representation may be available in limited probate matters involving estates of small value (including transfers on death and necessary releases of administration).

Provides the following legal services for low-income clients with elder law issues: Wills, advance directives, and estate planning, Healthcare; elder abuse, grandparent custody, consumer problems, and other issues for seniors.

Keeps the vital records pertaining to ownership in real estate and to all encumbrances or liens upon it. Maintains the following records: * Business registration and licensing * Durable Power of Attorney for real estate assets * Land records, deeds, and titles * Military - records and files military discharge papers after receipt from the Veteran's Service Office * Property lien assistance - to find out if their is a lien on property

Provides enrollee information on buying, investing, and wealth building. Also covers financing a major purchase, credit/budgeting, wills, trusts, and estates.

Provides information on health care advance directives.

Community volunteers assist victims of domestic violence through the process of securing a civil protection order through domestic relations court; makes referrals for food, shelter, clothing or other assistance.

Provides information about Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders, which relate a person's wishes not to be revived in the case of a catastrophic medical situation. A person may create a DNR order in consultation with a physician, certified nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, or physician assistant. The Ohio Department of Health only provides information about the procedure's protocol. Medical questions should be discussed with a physician. Legal questions should be addressed with an attorney.

Provides a number of services to families to enable them to make arrangements for the long-term care of disabled family members. Services include referrals to lawyers who deal with disability law as well as help drafting documents to detail individual wishes for dealing with disabled family under their care. Provides assistance with establishing and managing "pooled" financial trusts, where the assets of a number of disabled beneficiaries are pooled for purposes of investment, but separate accounts are kept for each participating individual. Also funds can only be used for supplemental services such as recreational items, according to federal law. Service includes setting up the trust, receiving, submitting, and disbursing fund requests, and providing periodic statements on individual accounts. Program is administered in conjunction with a community foundation that provides financial oversight and compliance with federal laws.

Ensures that the assets of a deceased person are collected, maintained, and properly distributed among their heirs, beneficiaries, and or creditors according to the will of the decedent and the laws of the State of Ohio. Ordinarily, the average estate should be finalized within six months of the date of appointment of the fiduciary. However, where litigation, federal or state tax returns, or creditor disputes exist, the estate may require a longer administration.

Provides limited, low cost legal assistance. Can provide defense in limited criminal matters including vacating pending traffic violations, managing misdemeanors, or dealing with probation or low-level felony warrants. Provides help with sealing of criminal records/expungement (and in some cases may be able to lessen or remove some penalties). Provides help with lawsuits arising from credit disputes, civil actions, and home foreclosures. Assists with the preparation of simple wills and assistance with some probate matters. Does not assist in criminal cases where a public defender or private lawyer will handle the case (most cases in common pleas court or municipal courts), unless its related to a Motion to seal or "expunge" or a motion to vacate capias (vacate an outstanding arrest warrant). Does not represent individuals in the following types of cases: civil litigation, workers comp, bankruptcy, eviction, divorce/dissolution/child support, and/or administrative appeals.

Legal services are provided during legal clinics. Referrals to community attorneys who offer pro bono or discounted services are also given.