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Legal Assistance With Child Custody | Legal Aid Society Of Cleveland

1223 W 6th St., Cleveland, OH 44113

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Hours

M-F: 9:00am-5:00pm

Fees

Free,

Service area

Lake County, Ohio Lorain County, Ohio Ashtabula County, Ohio Cuyahoga County, Ohio Geauga County, Ohio

Evaluates cases where one of the following is true: there are substantiated findings of abuse to minor child after investigation by county child-serving agency; a serious incident of abuse towards the applicant has occurred within the last 30 days, or abuser has threatened to kill or physically harm applicant or commit suicide within the last 30 days coupled with severe physical violence over the past year, abuser is subject to charges or protection order for offense of violence within the past 30 days; for acts of violence toward the minor child or a civil protection order (CPO) has been issued against abuser; abuser incarcerated for offense of violence toward the minor child and incarceration will end in less than 12 months. Grandparents 55 years of older who have been acting as the child's primary caregiver for the past 90 days seeking power of attorney and caretaker authorization affidavits for purpose of third-party transaction (e.g. school enrollment, access to healthcare, etc.)

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Providing organization

Legal Aid Society Of Cleveland

Secures justice and resolves fundamental problems for those who are low income and vulnerable by providing high quality legal services and working for systemic solutions in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties.