Brochures

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland prepares free brochures for the public and advocates. Click on the category below to jump to the appropriate section. The publications are available on this site in a format that can be read by Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it at no charge by pressing the Get Acrobat Reader button.

• How We Can Help You At Legal Aid?
• How We Can Help You At Legal Aid? (Spanish)

• How to Get Your Birth Certificate?
• How to Get Your Birth Certificate? (Spanish)
• How to Obtain Birth Registration If You Have Never Been Issued A Birth Certificate?
• Medicaid Citizenship Flyer
• Social Security Cut? Maybe We Can Help.
• Did Your "OWF" Payments STOP Because of Time Limits?

• The Wise Consumer's Top 10 List
• Bankruptcy for Low Income Persons
• Bankruptcy for Low Income Persons (Spanish)
• Be Smart about Managing Your Debt
• Be Smart about Managing Your Debt (Spanish)
• Don't Borrow Trouble (a home refinancing guide)
• Don't Be A Victim of Identity Theft
• Don't Be A Victim of Identity Theft (Spanish)
• Get Your Free Credit Report
• How to Deal with Debt Collectors?
• How to Deal with Debt Collectors? (Spanish)
• Your SS, SSI, Welfare, Pension and Other Funds May Be Protected from Your Creditor's Reach

• Expungements
• Expungements (Spanish)

• License Suspensions

• How To Get Your Child Tested For Special Education?
• How To Get Your Child Tested For Special Education? (Spanish)
• Special Education and Discipline
• Special Education and Discipline (Spanish)
• Is Your Son or Daughter Facing Expulsion From School?
• Is Your Son or Daughter Facing Expulsion From School? (Spanish)
• Special Education: What Happens At An IEP Meeting?
• Special Education Services For Children

• Need Help With Your Job?
• Fast Facts on Your Workplace Rights

• Paying Child Support? How To Apply For A Change
• Domestic Violence - What Is It? What Can You Do About It?
• Domestic Violence - What Is It? What Can You Do About It? (Spanish)

• Resources for Foreclosure Prevention

Income Tax

• Income Tax Problems
• Income Tax Problems (Spanish)
• IRS May Owe You Money
• Income Tax Claims for Reparations Are a Scam
• Here Is What To Look For In A Tax Preparer
• Don't Pay to Borrow Your Own Money
• Lost Your Home to Foreclosure/Ways the IRS May Forgive a Cancelled Debt
• If You Had a Phone, You Can Get a Tax Refund
• Does IRS Claim You Owe your Spouse's Tax Debt?
• IRS - Planning a Move?
• IRS - Change of Address Form
• IRS - Tax Debts
• IRS - Here is How to Get Your Income Tax Records
• IRS - Request for Transcript of Tax Return

• Taking Your Case To Small Claims Court (Cuyahoga County)
• Taking Your Case to Small Claims Court (Ashtabula)
• Taking Your Case to Small Claims Court (Lake and Geauga County)
• Taking Your Case to Small Claims Court (Cuyahoga County) (Spanish)

• Don't Be Left Out in the Cold
• Make Old Debt on Your Gas Bill Fly Away
• Do You Have a Medical Condition which Requires Utility Service?