Cherokee County Probate Court (Canton)
Phone: 678-493-6160
Services: The County Probate Court handles matters of guardianship, processing decedents’ wills and the settlement of estates.
Canton, A 30114
Phone: (770) 720-3581
Website: www.dhr.state.ga.us
Services: Help clients to establish, enforce, and collect monies for repayment of child support.
Eligibility: Residents of Cherokee and Forsyth Counties
Fees: $25.00 application fee; Fee is waived is referred by the Department of Family and Children Services.
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
130 East Main Street, Suite 202
Canton, GA 30114
Phone: (770) 345-3274
Fax: (770) 345-3275
Website: www.gacasa.org
Services: Advocate for children in foster care.
Eligibility: Children in foster care
Fees: None
Georgia Legal Services (Gainesville) – Georgia Elderly Legal Assistance Program (ELAP)
Phone: 770-535-5717
Services: Provides legal assistance to persons 60 years of age and older
Phone: 1-800-338-6745
Services: 24-hour hotline for state providing information and referrals for help of any tope problem. Legal assistance, homelessness, victims of violent crimes and all else included.
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Phone: 404-371-3800
Services: Provides advocacy for residents in nursing homes and personal care homes.
Phone: 770-657-5728
770-657-5726
Services: To report suspected abuse or mistreatment in a nursing home facility or to make a formal complaint.
Contact: Debbie Shew
1017 Hank Aaron Drive S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30315
Phone: 404-525-5948
404-521-3635 (FAX)
Services: Help low-income families and act as their advocates; information and referral in the areas of welfare rights, legal rights, social security and veterans benefits, substandard housing and evictions, public housing, lost or stolen welfare checks, emergency assistance, poverty rights, Medicaid and Medicare and consumer affairs.
Hours: 9:00am-2:00pm Monday- Thursday
Eligibility: No restrictions, all areas served
Fees: None
Legal Services
Resource lists are currently being updated. To add or update a resource please email: www.cherokeefocus.org
P.O. Box 1191 ~ Holly Springs, GA 30142 ~ Ph: 770-345-5483 ~ Fax: 770-345-0209