Other Legal Aid Resources
The Senior Citizens Legal Advocacy Program (SCLAP) provides free, courteous,
high-quality legal services to residents age 60 and over.
You can request legal assistance by calling the Legal Aid Hotline or by making an appointment at one of the senior centers, located throughout Orange County, that we visit once each month.
The Seniors Program provides legal advice on a wide variety of
issues:
- Government Benefits - Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Health - Medicare, Medi-Cal, HMO and Nursing Home issues
- Housing - Landlord-tenant, eviction defense, mobile homes, and board & care issues
- Consumer Problems - contracts and debt collection defenses
- Elder Abuse: financial and personal
The Seniors Program provides representation in the areas
of
- government benefits,
- health,
- housing,
- consumer problems,
- elder abuse, and
- other areas, to the extent our resources allow, when a senior has a serious, pressing need.
There are some legal matters in which SCLAP does not offer representation:
- Criminal Cases
- Class Action Lawsuits
- Drafting wills and trusts
- Cases in which you want to sue for money
If we determine that we cannot assist you with your particular issue,
we will attempt to refer you to an appropriate agency or organization.
We can also refer you for a free initial case evaluation with a private
attorney through our Lawyer Referral
Service.
800 834-5001 or 714 571-5245,
Mondays-Thursdays 9AM-5PM
Fridays 9AM-4PM
U.S. Government Site for Medicare Information
Orange County Area Agency on Aging
Council on Aging-Orange County
State of CA Department of Aging
National Aging Information Center
California Department of Health Services
US Government Medicare site about Nursing Homes
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Department of Veterans Affairs
Extra CA entitlements for Veterans