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Mobile Young Adult Guardianship Project - Center for Disability and Elder Law - Main Location

Eligibility

Applicants must live in Chicago or Suburban Cook County, Illinois.Applicants must be at least 60 or live with a permanent disability.CDEL generally prioritizes applicants with limited assets and a total gross household income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). The applicant's legal issue must be one of the case types they handle. They must not have an ethical conflict of interest regarding your legal issue to assist.

Hours

Mon 9:00am - 5:00pm Tue 9:00am - 5:00pm Wed 9:00am - 5:00pm Thu 9:00am - 5:00pm Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm The phone lines are open from 9:00am to 12:00pm for those seeking legal assistance.
https://www.cdelaw.org/mobile-young-adult-guardianship-project
[email protected]

Languages

Spanish, English

Application process

To find out if CDEL can help you, please call between 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, Monday through Friday. A CDEL volunteer will collect basic information about you and your legal problem.

Fees

Free

Service area

Cook County, IL

Description

The Young Adult Guardianship project is designed for families with children who live with a permanent disability who are transitioning to adulthood upon their 18th birthdays. CDEL representatives go into the community to assist families with completing the necessary paperwork to file for guardianship of the person. CDEL representatives also fully represent eligible clients in the guardianship process.

Date of Last Formal Update

01/12/2024

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211 Metro Chicago

Providing organization

Center for Disability and Elder Law

Center for Disability and Elder Law provides quality legal services, pro bono (for free), to Cook County low-income seniors and low-income adults with disabilities. They focus their work on financial stability, housing, end-of-life planning, and advanced directives. Their central goal is to help clients avoid future, and potentially more serious, legal problems.