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Legal Assistance - Older Adults | Legal Aid Of Southeast And Central Ohio (LASCO)

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).

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Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Living Wills
Divorce Assistance
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Estate Entitlement Assistance

Legal Assistance - Domestic Violence | Legal Aid Of Western Ohio

Provides legal services for low-income victims of domestic violence. Services include divorce issues for recent victims of domestic violence. Will also assist in filing for those who are seeking a Civil Protection Order (CPO). Some cases are handled by staff attorneys and some are referred to volunteer lawyers who have agreed to provide free services.

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Divorce Assistance
Protective/Restraining Orders
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance

Legal Assistance - Older Adults | Legal Aid Of Southeast And Central Ohio (LASCO)

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).

What's Here

Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Living Wills
Divorce Assistance
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Will Preparation Assistance
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Estate Entitlement Assistance

Domestic And Family Services | Legal Aid Of Southeast And Central Ohio

Addresses civil legal issues dealing with the family including domestic violence and obtaining civil protection orders, divorce (limited), child custody (limited), child support (limited) and spousal support (limited). Ability to provide services is often limited due to high volume of need.

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Divorce Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Legal Assistance - Family Law | Legal Aid Of Southeast And Central Ohio (LASCO)

Provides assistance to those with child support enforcement or establishment matters. Advice and representation may be available in custody matters when the child's primary caretaker is threatened with loss of custody to a person who presents an imminent or long-term threat to the safety or well-being of the child. Advice on divorce matters is available and representation may also be available in very limited circumstances, generally involving past domestic violence in the household. Cooperates with local private attorneys who will file simple, uncontested divorces for a fee. Advice and/or assistance with "pro se" (D-I-Y) court filings is also available on a variety of other family issues including visitation, contempt of previous court orders, and adoption defense.

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Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Parents
Adoption Legal Services
Parental Kidnapping Legal Assistance

Divorce Assistance | Legal Aid Of Southeast And Central Ohio

Provides legal representation in the divorce process. Offers help in ensuring fair distribution of marital property and debt. Also provides assisted self-help divorces where there are no children, property, or debts.

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Divorce Assistance

Divorce Assistance | Community Legal Aid Services

Provides limited assistance for people who are initiating or responding to a suit for a divorce.

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Divorce Assistance

Legal Services For Domestic Violence Issues | Community Legal Aid Services

Helps victims of domestic abuse obtain a temporary restraining order. Intent of the temporary restraining order is to prevent harassment, stalking or violence on the part of the abusive individual until the court can set a hearing to review the evidence and determine what permanent relief is appropriate. Offers additional assistance for battered women or men who are initiating a divorce.

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Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic Violence Issues
Divorce Assistance

Family Law Pro Se Clinics | Toledo Bar Association

Provides "do-it-yourself" clinics to assist low-income individuals in filing for their own divorces; legal assistance is available at the clinics.

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Divorce Assistance

Divorce Assistance | Legal Aid Of The Bluegrass

Provides legal advice and representation in the divorce process when a child or other family member's safety is jeopardized. Offers help in ensuring fair distribution of marital property and debt. Also provides assisted self-help divorces where there are no children, property, or debts.

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Divorce Assistance

Victim Advocacy - Project Woman | Project Woman

Assist survivor/victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual assault and human trafficking with information and support to navigate the legal and justice systems, safety planning, and barrier reduction. Assistance with Protection Orders, court appearances, police reports, and related issues; court accompaniment, and assisted through the legal system on varying issues (filing charges, etc.) responds 24/7 to Hospital and provides Rapid Response to law enforcement as requested.

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Abused Women
Divorce Assistance
Legal Counseling
Advocacy

Family/ Neighborhood/ Workplace Mediation Services | Community Mediation Services Of Central Ohio

Method of resolving conflict that involves disputing parties sitting down together with a skilled impartial individual called a who helps them work out a voluntary solution to the problem that is acceptable to everyone involved.

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Divorce Assistance
Neighborhood Dispute Resolution Services
Mediation

Legal Assistance - Family Law | Legal Aid Of Southeast And Central Ohio (LASCO)

Provides assistance to those with child support enforcement or establishment matters. Advice and representation may be available in custody matters when the child's primary caretaker is threatened with loss of custody to a person who presents an imminent or long-term threat to the safety or well-being of the child. Advice on divorce matters is available and representation may also be available in very limited circumstances, generally involving past domestic violence in the household. Cooperates with local private attorneys who will file simple, uncontested divorces for a fee. Advice and/or assistance with "pro se" (D-I-Y) court filings is also available on a variety of other family issues including visitation, contempt of previous court orders, and adoption defense.

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Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Parents
Adoption Legal Services
Parental Kidnapping Legal Assistance

Domestic Relations Court Help Center | Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court - Division Of Domestic Relations

Provides a central location where the public and attorneys can obtain forms and basic information necessary to pursue their domestic relations cases (including divorce). Individuals unfamiliar with the Court’s procedures may pick up packages of the documents needed for certain types of cases (including forms for those who need to modify their custody agreement). Computers are also available for completing some forms and calculating child support guideline worksheets. Does not provide legal advice. Cannot help individuals prepare paperwork, but can let people know in advance of their court appearance what is needed and what to expect when they come to court.

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Certificates/Forms Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Legal Information Services
Divorce/Custody/Support Issues

Provides legal advice, assistance with document preparation, and in some instances may provide legal representation in the matters of child custody (including visitation and child support), parental rights, adoptions, guardianships, Power of Attorney, and divorce based upon the complexity of the case.

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Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Parental Kidnapping Legal Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Adoption Legal Services
Divorce Assistance

Pro Se Divorce Clinic | Legal Aid Society Of Cleveland

Provides assistance to those without legal complications who are seeking a divorce. Includes form preparation and detailed instruction to complete the filing on their own.

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Divorce Assistance

Family Mediation | Cleveland Mediation Center

Provides mediation services to individuals having conflict with a family member, such as parent, sibling or spouse. Mediators do not make a decision for clients, but rather help parties communicate and come up with a resolution that is mutually agreeable. Can provide mediation assistance with marriage dissolution (divorce), child custody issues and parenting plans, elder care and guardianship, probate and estate issues, blended family issues, family business disputes.

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Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Mediation
Divorce 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.

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Living Wills
Estate Entitlement Assistance
Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Management
Will Preparation Assistance
Adult Guardianship Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

Legal Assistance - Domestic Violence | Legal Aid Of Southeast And Central Ohio (LASCO)

Provides legal services for low-income victims of domestic violence. Services include divorce assistance and assistance with custody/visitation issues for recent victims of domestic violence. Will also assist in filing for those who are seeking a Civil Protection Order (CPO) and/or provide representation regarding necessary CPO court hearings.

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Divorce Assistance
Abused Women
Abused Men
Protective/Restraining Orders
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance

Legal Aid Society Of Cleveland: Intake Hotline | Legal Aid Society Of Cleveland

Provides free civil legal assistance to low-income residents of Northeast Ohio.

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Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Driver License Retention/Reinstatement Assistance
General Legal Aid
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Landlord/Tenant Assistance

Divorce Assistance | Legal Aid Society Of Greater Cincinnati

Provides legal representation in the divorce process. Offers help in ensuring fair distribution of marital property and debt. Also provides assisted self-help divorces where there are no children, property, or debts.

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Divorce Assistance

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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Divorce Assistance

Domestic Relations Division | Fairfield County Common Pleas Court

Domestic relations divisions have jurisdiction over all proceedings involving divorce or dissolution of marriages, annulment, legal separation, spousal support and allocation of parental rights and responsibilities for the care of children.

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Foster Care Legal Services
Grandparent Rights
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Alimony Assistance
Divorce Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Family Law Courts

Lgbtq+ Legal Clinic | Equality Ohio

Provides legal assistance for LGBTQ+ individuals. Cases may include: *Gender marker changes *Name changes *Family law (custody, divorce, child support) **They are unable to accept cases involving adoptions**

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Name/Personal Information Modification Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Divorce Assistance

Divorce Assistance | Legal Aid Society Of Greater Cincinnati

Provides legal representation in the divorce process. Offers help in ensuring fair distribution of marital property and debt. Also provides assisted self-help divorces where there are no children, property, or debts.

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Divorce Assistance