Community Resources
Legal Services
Definitions:
A Durable Power of Attorney is a written document in which a person appoints someone else to act on his/her behalf. Most commonly, one is made for health care decisions and one for financial decisions.
A Living Will indicates your thoughts about the decisions you would like to have made at the end of life. An Advance Directive often includes Power of Attorney and Living Will.
AARP LEGAL SERVICES NETWORK
- Members are entitled to a free 30-minute legal consultation with a local attorney who meets AARP standards. Reduced fees for simple wills, powers of attorney and other legal services.
- For a list of local participating attorneys look in your Yellow Pages in the "Associations," "Attorneys," or "Lawyers" sections, and then under the heading "AARP - Legal Services Network."
- LSN Fulfillment, P O Box 100084, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
- 888 687-2277.
- List also available online at www.aarp.org/LSN
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Abuse & neglect: See Government Agencies- NJ Department of Health & Senior ServicesCENTRAL JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES PROJECT FOR THE ELDERLY
- Provides legal advice and/or representation in non-fee gathering matters: power of attorney, wills for small estates, Social Security and Medicare problems, consumer matters, tenants' rights, divorces, property problems. For Mercer Co. residents aged 60 and over.
- 198 W. State St, Trenton, NJ 08608.
- (609) 695-6249
COMMUNITY HEALTH LAW PROJECT
- CHLP represents elderly and disabled who are unable to afford the services of private attorneys. CHLP attorneys, social service advocates and volunteers serve vulnerable people who are in crisis and at risk of losing their homes, their income, their health care and other essential components of their lives. Must be income-eligible (75% poverty level). Click here for current federal poverty levels.
- 225 E. State St. Trenton, 08608
- (609) 392-5553
- web site: http://www.chlp.org
LEGAL AID
- 198 W. State St. Trenton, NJ 08608
- (609) 695-6249
LEGAL SERVICES OF NEW JERSEY
- 100 Metroplex Dr, Ste 402, Edison, NJ 08817
- 888 576-5529
- Free legal help over the phone for low-income people. Includes HCAP program for problems with healthcare system.
- Web site: www.LSNJLAW.org
LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY-MIDATLANTIC PENSION COUNSELING PROJECT
- 130 W. 42nd St, Ste 1700, New York, NY 10036
- 800 355-7714
MERCER COUNTY LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE (BAR ASSOC.)
- Wills if referred through CJLSP for eligibility,(see above), referrals for Power of Attorney.
- In-home service for the elderly homebound and other services provided.
- 1245 Whitehorse-Mercerville Rd. Ste 420, Mercerville, NJ 08619.
- (609) 585-6200
LAWYERS CARE
Quakerbridge Mall, Lawrence. Upper level. 2nd Wed. of month, 5:30-7 pm. Attorneys give 15 minutes free legal advice or direction to Mercer Co. residents.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS REGISTRY
- For a referral to a local elderlaw attorney:
- Web site: www.naela.com
- 520 881-4005
NEW JERSEY STATE BAR FOUNDATION
- Publishes guides, videos and on-line audios on topics for seniors including wills, and law points for seniors, including eldercare, grandparents rights, disabilities, and age discrimination at work..
- www. njsbf.org/njsbf/programs/seniorcitizens.cfm
MERCER COUNTY SURROGATE'S OFFICE
- Probate of wills, administration of estates, appointment of guardian for
incapacitated persons, contested will filings.
- 175 S. Broad St. Rm 420, Trenton, NJ 08608
- (609) 989-6331
NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
- “Do not call” registry, complaints about businesses and agencies
- 800 242-5846
OMBUDSMAN & ADVOCATE:
see NJHSS under Government AgenciesVICTIM / WITNESS ADVOCACY PROGRAM
- Mercer County Prosecutor's Office
- Assist persons who are victims of violent crime
- Liaison for persons needing assistance who are victims of crime and want
compensation - (609) 989-6428 or (609) 989-6274
- Victims of domestic violence, call (609) 989-6810
The Princeton Senior Resource Center does not endorse any of the resources listed on these pages. We collect and provide information from many sources as a service to those seeking services in the Princeton area. No listed provider pays to be in our directory.
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