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Legal Aid to host two‑day wills clinic in Lincoln Heights to expand estate‑planning access
Summary
Legal Aid proposed a two‑day wills clinic in Lincoln Heights (Oct. 15 info/screening; Oct. 29 signings). The program will expand income eligibility to up to 300% of the federal poverty level for the clinic and offer screening, drafting and attorney execution services.
Legal Aid representative Stacy Purcell told the Lincoln Heights council the nonprofit will hold a two‑day wills clinic in Lincoln Heights to help low‑ and middle‑income residents complete estate planning and to reduce title disputes later.
Purcell said the first session, planned for Oct. 15 from 5–7 p.m., will be informational and include screenings to see whether households qualify for Legal Aid services; attorneys will draft documents over the following two weeks and return for signings on Oct. 29 from 3–7 p.m. For the clinic, Legal Aid will accept clients with incomes up to 300% of the federal poverty level (the organization’s usual cutoff is 200%). Purcell supplied example single‑person income thresholds (200% ≈ $31,000; 300% ≈ $46,000) and offered to leave contact details for residents to sign up.
Council members asked about coordination with United Way on title untangling and about other legal services; Purcell said Legal Aid is coordinating with United Way on both the estate‑planning initiative and title‑untangling matters and that title work can be more time‑consuming.
What happens next: Legal Aid will meet with council members and the mayor to finalize details and return with clinic logistics and sign‑up procedures; residents were given contact information to schedule screenings.
