LEGAL SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS IN UTAH

Many older adults experience problems that can threaten their health, income, rights, and overall safety. Many of these problems can be remedied through legal intervention. Often older persons may not realize the problems they are faced with require legal assistance or often an older person may not know how to get a lawyer or is afraid of how much it will cost them.

Legal assistance is available to persons in Utah 60 years of age and older. Legal help is available even if you are homebound or in a nursing home or hospital.

Legal assistance provided through the Older Americans Act programs typically addresses the following types of cases:

Age discrimination

Consumer fraud

Domestic relations such as divorce and domestic violence

Estate planning such as simple wills, some forms of trusts, simple estate administration

Grandparent rights

Guardianship, powers of attorney, and other surrogate decision making issues

Health care such as Medicare, Medicaid, and other insurance issues

Home ownership, housing, and landlord/tenant issues

Income protection such as Social Security, SSI, Veterans Benefits, food stamps, and other government benefits

Long term care such as nursing homes, assisted living, and resident rights

Protective Services abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation.

The Golden Hours has free legal appointments with pro-bono attorneys three times a month on Thursdays. To set up an appointment call (801) 399-5230 or sign-up for an appointment at the front desk. A private room will be provided.