Florida Senior Legal Helpline
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Florida Senior Legal Helpline
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The Florida Senior Legal Helpline helps certain Florida residents aged 60 and older with non-criminal legal issues. If you have limited income and are in the Miami area, the hotline is free. Otherwise, you will have to pay a fee for the call.
About this program
How can this program help me?
The Florida Senior Legal Helpline can provide you with legal help in several areas of the law. These include:
- Consumer Law: Get help with bankruptcy, debt collection, tax issues, and identity theft.
- Elder Law:Get help creating a living will, which can document your wishes if you have an illness or injury that prevents you from making sound health or financial choices. You can also get information on your rights to long-term care or assisted living.
- Family Law:Get help with divorce, child support, an order of protection, or grandparent rights.
- Housing Law:Get help with housing or homeownership issues such as foreclosure, eviction, repairs, and landlord-tenant disagreements.
- Public Benefits Law:Get help with applying for and receiving public benefits such as Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare, veteran’s benefits, and unemployment compensation.
How do I get help?
To find out if you can get legal services, call the Helpline at 888-895-7873.
Categories
Crisis, Legal, & General Help
Populations served
Low IncomeAge Greaterthan 60
Informational only — official eligibility is determined by the administering agency.
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