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If you are sixty years of age or older and have a legal problem, the Senior Citizens Law Project may be able to help you. Project services are available to those in the most social and economic need, when other legal assistance is unavailable.
The Senior Citizens Law Project is a component of the Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota. Legal Aid provides civil legal services to low-income people. Fees are not collected from the clients we serve, although donations are encouraged and accepted.
Clients must bear any costs which may arise from litigation such as filing fees, service fees and recording fees. The fees will be waived if the client cannot afford them.
Project services are offered to senior residents of St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Aitkin Counties.
Our attorneys and paralegals can help you resolve problems involving health care, housing, door-to-door salespeople, home repairs, warranty enforcement and unfair sales practices. We will also help you with problems involving nursing homes and family issues.
We can provide advice in person and over the telephone and we can represent you in court and in hearings before government agencies. We can help you cut through red tape and we can negotiate on your behalf. We can also help draft legal documents.
We prepare a "Senior Legal Line" column which appears in various local newspapers and senior center newsletters and we provide community education workshops on topics such as Medical Assistance, Housing, Incapacity, Patient Rights, Social Security, Health Care Directives and other current legal topics of interest to seniors.
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A Legal Question & Answer Column for Senior Citizens
April 2010 - (If I become sick or incapacitated)
March 2010 - (I take care of my husband, all day, every day, in our home)
February 2010 - (I have been driving all my life)
January 2010 - (I heard that con artists are pretending to be U.S. Census workers)
December 2009 - (I have been plagued by phone calls from this man that says.....)
November 2009 - (I bought a vacuum from a door-to-door salesman.)
October 2009 - (I just received a "Summons and Complaint" in the mail today, regarding a credit card debt)
September 2009 - (I recently had a change in my medications which inadvertently caused....)
August 2009 - (I broke my hip and was in the hospital for one week before)
July 2009 - (My Renter’s Credit Rebate (also known as "renter’s refund") was not forwarded to me)
June 2009 - (I have a $20,000 judgment-lien on my home due to unpaid credit cards)
May 2009 - (I have over $10,000 in credit card debt and saw an ad from a California debt management company)
April 2009 - (I have heard that Social Security beneficiaries will receive a one-time $250 payment from the federal government)
March 2009 - (I am having some work done on my house)
February 2009 - (I sent in my Economic Stimulus request when I filed taxes last year, but I did not receive my check)
January 2009 - (I have a credit card that I cannot pay)
December 2008 - (In 2002, I set the home up into a Life Estate, and gave the remainder interest to my son)
November 2008 - (I am a retired senior living on a fixed income)
October 2008 - (A dear and very close friend seems to approaching the point of time that residency in a nursing home would be appropriate)
September 2008 - (I had to move to a nursing home and will not be able to return home due to my health)
August 2008 - (I want to give money to my children but I am worried about what would happen...)
July 2008 - (I only own my home and a very small bank account)
June 2008 - (I just bought a car from a private party)
May 2008 - (I always thought that Medicare pays for long term care in a nursing home)
April 2008 - (I heard about the Economic Stimulus checks)
March 2008 - (I have terminal cancer, and I am concerned about my health care)
February 2008 - (I feel terrible that my husband may have to stop driving)
January 2008 - (I worry about identity theft)
December 2007 - (I am a Medicare recipient and I heard that there is some sort of election period)
November 2007 - (I recently received a bill from a company that I have never heard of)
October 2007 - (How will my life insurance policy would be treated if I were to have to go to a nursing home)
September 2007 - (I sold my house and moved into an apartment several years ago.)
August 2007 - (Are my jointly held assets in danger of being lost in my sons divorce?)
July 2007 - (My wife and I received a post card in the mail advertising a free living trust seminar)
June 2007 - (I am 86 years old and would like to add my son’s name onto the deed of my home)
May 2007 - (About a month ago, a salesman came to my door selling vacuum cleaners.)
April 2007 - (My husband recently died, leaving behind an unpaid credit card debt.)
March 2007 - (I heard that if I go to a tax preparer, they may be able to give me my refund on the spot.)
February 2007 - (Is there a difference between Social Security Disability and SSI?)
January 2007 - (Do I have any rights under the law to enforce visitation with my grand children?)
December 2006 - (I was hoping to receive Social Security Survivor’s Benefits)
November 2006 - (For years I have been acting as my sister’s Power of Attorney,)
October 2006 - (Could you help me understand the process so that I can maximize my chances of getting my full security deposit back?)
September 2006 - (My friends tell me that I absolutely need a Will, are my friends correct?)
August 2006 - (Is this letter a fraud?)
July 2006 - (Mail is not getting to my friend who is a nursing home)
June 2006 - (Co-sign on a loan for my grandson)
May 2006 - (We have been having many problems with a neighbor of ours for a number of years)
April 2006 - (confused about Powers of Attorney)
March 2006 - (Deficit Reduction Act of 2005)
February 2006 - ( I thought it was the solution to my money woes.)
January 2006 - (changes in the Medical Assistance law)
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The Senior Citizens Law Project Assists with Problems Involving:
| Medical Assistance |
| Medicare |
| Medigap Insurance |
| HMO Problems |
| Health Care Directives |
| Supplemental Security Income - SSI |
| Veterans Benefits |
| Pensions |
| Social Services |
| Unemployment Compensation |
| Energy Assistance |
| Other Agency Appeals |
| Public Housing Problems |
| Landlord/Tenant Problems |
| Government Rehabilitation Loans |
| Age Discrimination |
| Nursing Home Problems |
| Home Repairs |
| Warranty Enforcement |
| Unfair Sales Practices |
| Creditor Harassment |
| Family Problems |
| Planning for Incapacity |
| Other Legal Problems |
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SENIORS ADVISORY BOARD: The Senior Citizens Law Project Advisory Board is composed of eligible clients from counties in the Project's service area. It meets on a quarterly basis and helps set priorities and goals, and monitors program activities.
The Senior Citizens law Project is funded by the Arrowhead Agency on Aging, Region V Development Commission and other organizations. For additional information call Kristin Parendo at the Legal Aid Office in Duluth....(218) 726-4800.
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