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Do You Need a Lawyer?
Maybe you have just a quick question or know you’ll need an attorney but can’t afford to pay one. There are resources available to help you.
Idaho Legal Aid Services
Idaho Legal Aid Services provides free civil help to persons who qualify for its services.
Seniors age 60 and older can get free legal advice through the Senior Legal Hotline at 208-746-7541. Get your documents and facts together before you call. The Hotline attorney will be able to give you better advice if you have specific and accurate information.
Protecting Your Money
“I notice my neighbor giving lots of her money away…and now she isn’t able to pay her bills.”
“My brother is taking mom’s Social Security and buying things for himself .”
Financial Elder Abuse:
Not all elder abuse involves physical harm. Financial exploitation is a form of abuse. Examples include scams, undue influence, misuse of a senior’s property, and outright theft. Common signs of financial exploitation include:
Health Care for Seniors: Medicare versus Medicaid
Medicare.
Medicare is federal health insurance for people who: 1) are age 65 and over or, 2) have received Social Security disability benefits for over 2 years. Medicare, like other health insurance, has premiums, co-payments, and deductibles.
Medicare covers certain health expenses:
Renter’s Rights
Tenants have certain rights under Idaho law:
The right not to be discriminated against when looking for a place to rent or during the tenancy.
The right to have a rental properties that is not dangerous or unhealthy.
The right to request needed repairs and have the landlord address the repairs within 3 days.
Landlord cannot evict without going through the proper court process.
Landlords cannot unfairly keep the renters’ security deposit if there is no damage
Discrimination in Housing
Family Law Issues
Filing for Divorce
Idaho is a “no fault” divorce state, which means that you don’t have to prove that your spouse did anything wrong in order to get a divorce and you do not need your spouse’s consent to file. You just need to prove that there are “irreconcilable differences” between you and your spouse.
Residency. You must live in Idaho for six full weeks in a row before filing for divorce.
Advance Directives
You may have had a doctor or friend tell you that you need a legal document called a “power of attorney.” Sometimes these documents are called “advance directives.” There are several different kinds of “power of attorney” documents but they all have a similar purpose: they let you decide who will make important decisions for you if you can’t. Because this is a very important power, you should take care that you know what you are signing and talk to an attorney if you have any questions or concerns.
Age & Disability Discrimination
Employment discrimination means treating people differently in the workplace (hiring, firing, promotions, wages, training opportunities, etc.) because of their age or disability. There are two main laws that protect older people from discrimination by employers. The Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), found at 29 U.S. Code Section 621, protects workers against age discrimination by employers who have 20 or more employees.
Get a Quick Legal “Check-Up”
Avoid serious legal problems later by “checking up” on your legal documents and finding out more about your options today. You can check some of these boxes yourself but should also talk to an attorney or options counselor if you have questions or concerns.
Washington, DC—Funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) would be cut by 26 percent in Fiscal Year 2012 under a proposal announced by the House Appropriations Committee today. The Committee bill proposes a $300 million budget for LSC—rolling back LSC funding to a level not seen since 1999.
Basic field grants, which are currently provided to 136 nonprofit civil legal aid programs across the nation, would be cut to $274.4 million, a 27.5 percent reduction from current funding of $378.6 million.
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