Lorain County Veterans Service Commission: Legal Services

Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, guardianship, deeds, leases, record sealing and some civil cases, done by Lorain County veteran-owned law firms at the commission's cost, for a veteran with an honorable or general discharge, a spouse or surviving spouse, or a dependent child, after 90 days in the county and with household AGI below $200,000.

Also called: legal aid, lawyer, attorney, will, trust, power of attorney, guardianship, expungement, record sealing, eviction defense, estate planning.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Lorain County, OHCounty

The Lorain County Veterans Service Commission pays Lorain County veteran-owned law firms to do legal work for eligible veterans and families. What is covered. A basic estate plan (simple will, financial and health care powers of attorney, living will and HIPAA release) for the veteran and spouse or surviving spouse; an estate plan with a revocable trust, including recording; a power of attorney for a specific purpose; guardianship of the person in Lorain County Probate Court; a residential lease for a single unit; deeds, transfer-on-death affidavits and affidavits of survivorship, recorded; record sealing and expungement; and civil litigation with the commission's approval and a cost cap, the client paying anything over it. Defending an eviction or a debt collection suit does not need that approval. Who qualifies. A veteran, surviving spouse or dependent child where the veteran's discharge was honorable or general under honorable conditions, a Lorain County resident for at least 90 days, with household adjusted gross income below $200,000. Download the application, gather the documents it lists, and upload them; the commission answers in three to five business days and connects the client with a lawyer.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Lorain County Veterans Service Commission: Legal Services
Gate	Rule
Honorable or general discharge, household AGI below $200,000	A veteran with an honorable or general discharge, or a spouse, surviving spouse or dependent child, resident 90 days, with household AGI below $200,000. No rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-10-02.

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