Once a year, New Mexico residents can get free answers to their legal questions or receive a bank transfer on the Saturday closest to Law Day. Pegasus Legal Services for Children is a non-profit agency that provides civil law services to children, youth and their caregivers. They can help you apply for guardianship of a child in your care (kinship guardianship). Click here or call their Albuquerque office at 1-505-244-1101. The New Mexico State Bar Association also publishes the Senior Legal Handbook in English and Spanish, which informs older adults about their legal rights in various situations and the resources available to enforce those rights. You can access these guides by clicking here. We help fund organizations that provide advocacy and legal representation to help seniors with the greatest economic or social needs access and maintain government services, housing, health care, basic human rights, consumer protection and the protection of family relationships. The range of services ranges from brief telephone advice to legal representation. Disability Rights New Mexico promotes and protects the legal rights of people with disabilities by providing services such as information and referrals, client advocacy, group advocacy, and legal education. Click here for a full description of their organization and services, or call 1-800-432-4682. Quarterly legal clinics. Free for all veterans enrolled in VA. DNA People`s Legal Services provides free legal aid, advice and legal representation to low-income individuals living on the reserve they serve.

To learn more about DNA`s service area and how to request legal assistance, click on the link here. Provides legal advice and information, as well as referrals to lawyers or agencies by telephone to individuals 55 years of age and older. New Mexico Legal Aid is a civil rights advocacy group dedicated to opening the door to equal access to justice for all disenfranchised and low-income individuals and communities across New Mexico by providing quality awareness, training, education, and advocacy services. Click here or call Headquarters at 1-833-545-4357. The Faculty of Law accepts cases in limited legal categories each year. Call us for more information. The New Mexico Ombudsman for Long-Term Care advocates for the recognition, respect and enforcement of the civil and human rights of residents of New Mexico`s long-term care facilities. Call 1-505-476-4790 for more information on services such as health care, transportation, assisted living and independent living centers, legal assistance and meals delivered to your home by connecting to the Care Network or calling toll-free in New Mexico at 1-800-432-2080. The New Mexico State Bar Association`s Legal Resources for the Elderly program provides negotiated or free legal aid to New Mexicans aged 55 and older. (No services are available for criminal defense.) You can access their website by clicking here or by calling toll-free 1-800-876-6657. We provide free legal advice and representation to seniors on health care, public services, living wills, consumer rights and other matters. The Senior Citizens Law Office provides free legal advice and representation to individuals aged 60 and over in Bernalillo County regarding health care, public benefits, living wills, consumer rights and other matters such as estate planning, wills, transfer of death, powers of attorney, affidavits and simple succession.

Click here or call their Albuquerque office at 1-505-265-2300. Free legal advice to Bernalillo County residents aged 60 and over in civil matters, including SSI, VA and other government benefit matters, powers of attorney, trusts, guadianship/conservatory, grandparent adoptions, foreclosure, financial abuse, landlord/tenant, public housing/section 8, consumerism, health and long-term care, estate planning and estate. Watch the inaugural winner of the Albuquerque Poet Award, Hakim Bellamy, share the poem he wrote about SCLO`s commitment to the people we serve. OLCC assists seniors with their estate planning documents, including wills, death transfers, affidavits and simple estates. The admission line is open Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Mountain Time). The registration deadline for the shortlist is May 8, 2022. Registrants receive a call to determine their eligibility. City residents facing eviction can seek free advice from a lawyer at the clinic on May 25, 2022. Search your area`s entire directory for services related to aging, disability, care, Alzheimer`s disease and more.

Whether you are looking for programs or facilities, you will find them below. Printable guide with general information on how to represent yourself in court. Individual escorts to domestic violence, divorce, guardianship of kinship, change of name, inheritance and vocation. Listings can be added or updated at any time by clicking on the links on the left. Pre-registration is required – please register here: Free Eviction Prevention Legal Clinic Client Screening Form#3 – Google Forms To view this information in another language, click the arrow next to «Select Language» at the top of the screen. Dr. Nancy Guinn and Joan McIver Gibson discuss common questions about CPR, MNR and emergency contact information. Every first Wednesday of the month, 10am-1pm; First come, first served; Call 505-814-5033 for more information SCLO strives to ensure that seniors have access to the health care and services they need to be healthy, safe and independent. The New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Planning Council Guardianship Office offers a publicly funded guardianship program for «guardians of last resort» for adults entitled to income and resources. They also provide mental health guardians who can be appointed by the courts. You can apply for a guardian and pay a «guardian» for eligible individuals. Your website has forms that you can use for powers of attorney and living wills.

Click here or call toll-free 1-800-779-6183.