Serving Trenton (32693), Bell (32619), and Fanning Springs (32693) as Gilchrist County's official federally funded Legal Services Corporation (LSC) grantee and Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA) Planning and Service Area 3 (Elder Options / Mid-Florida Area Agency on Aging) Older Americans Act Title III-B Senior Legal Assistance Provider, Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. (TRLS, Florida Sunbiz Doc# 740896, led by Executive Director Donna Susan MacRae, Esq., FL Bar #864730) provides 100% free civil legal representation to Gilchrist County residents age 60 and older without strict means-testing under Title III-B priority guidelines. Operating from its 8th Judicial Circuit headquarters in Gainesville (1000 NE 16th Ave, Bldg I, (352) 372-0519 / Toll-Free (866) 256-8091) with rural senior outreach coordinated through the Suwannee River Economic Council (SREC) Gilchrist County Senior / Client Service Center (1439 SW County Road 307A, Trenton, FL 32693, (352) 463-2940, Sunbiz Doc# 709430), TRLS assists Gilchrist County seniors with Florida Medicaid Long-Term Care (SMMC LTC / ICP), SNAP, and SSI/SSDI benefit appeals, heirs' property title clearing for rural and mobile-home homesteads, simple wills, Lady Bird deeds, durable powers of attorney, foreclosure/eviction defense, and civil recovery from elder financial exploitation.
Official Verification Sources: Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. — Official North Central Florida Legal Aid Portal; The Florida Bar Member Profile — Donna Susan MacRae (#864730); Suwannee River Economic Council (SREC) — Gilchrist County Senior Center (Trenton, FL)
Issuer: The Florida Bar / Florida Dept. of Elder Affairs (Elder Options PSA 3)
Notes: Official Older Americans Act Title III-B Senior Legal Aid provider for Gilchrist County and the 8th Judicial Circuit, headquartered at 1000 NE 16th Ave, Bldg I, Gainesville, FL 32601 ((352) 372-0519 / (866) 256-8091) with local outreach at the SREC Gilchrist County Senior Center (1439 SW CR 307A, Trenton, FL 32693, (352) 463-2940).
Issuer: Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations
Notes: Active 501(c)(3) non-profit legal aid organization providing free civil legal assistance across 17 North Florida counties including Gilchrist County.
Factual details and direct answers about Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. — Gilchrist County & DOEA PSA 3 (Elder Options) Title III-B Senior Legal Helpline (with SREC Trenton Senior Center Outreach)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
How do Gilchrist County seniors in Trenton, Bell, or Fanning Springs apply for free legal help from Three Rivers Legal Services?
Gilchrist County residents age 60 and older can call the Three Rivers Legal Services 8th Judicial Circuit office in Gainesville at (352) 372-0519, the Toll-Free Legal Aid Intake Line at (866) 256-8091, the Florida Senior Legal Helpline at 1-888-895-7873, or request a Title III-B legal referral through the Elder Options (PSA 3) Helpline at 1-800-262-2243 or the SREC Gilchrist County Senior Center in Trenton at (352) 463-2940.
Can Three Rivers Legal Services help a low-income Gilchrist County senior clear 'heirs' property' title on an inherited family home or rural acreage?
Yes. When a Gilchrist County senior lives in a family home or mobile-home homestead in Trenton, Bell, or Fanning Springs that is still titled in a deceased parent's or spouse's name, TRLS attorneys provide free title-clearing and Summary Probate Administration services so the senior can obtain clear title, claim the Florida Homestead Exemption, and qualify for Gilchrist County SHIP emergency home repair grants.
Connect with complementary legal, financial, and residential providers serving seniors in Trenton and Gilchrist County.
Capital City Bank (Trenton, Bell & Fanning Springs Branches) & Seacoast National Bank (Trenton Branch — In-County FDIC Senior, IRA & Estate Banking)
Trenton, Gilchrist County
(352) 463-2329
Trenton I & II Apartments (Trenton Place Apartments — 36-Unit USDA Section 515/521 & FHFC LIHTC Subsidized Apartment Community)
Trenton, Gilchrist County
(352) 463-7106
Ayers Health and Rehabilitation Center (120-Bed Skilled Nursing, Post-Acute Rehab & Memory Care — Trenton)
Trenton, Gilchrist County
(352) 463-7101
Expert guidance, benefit eligibility rules, and state protections for older Florida residents and family caregivers.
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Civil legal remedies for contractor fraud, deed theft, and financial exploitation of Gilchrist County seniors.
Theodore M. Burt, P.A. & Mark J. Feather, P.A. — Theodore Mark Burt, Esq. & Mark Jackson Feather, Esq. (Downtown Trenton Real Property, Probate, Trust & Estate Counsel)
Trenton, Gilchrist County
Lindsey B. Lander, Attorney at Law, P.A. — Lindsey Boyd Lander, Esq. (with Trenton Counsel David Miller Lang, Jr., Esq. & Robert E. Willis, Esq.)
Trenton, Gilchrist County
Gilchrist County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller (Hon. Todd Newton) — Probate & Guardianship Division (with 8th Circuit Office of Public Guardian / PGO8)
Trenton, Gilchrist County
Chiefland / US-19 Tri-County Probate & Estate Planning Corridor — Law Office of Jennifer Kerkhoff, P.A., The Griffis Law Firm, LLC (Hon. Stan Griffis III) & Smith Law Firm
Trenton, Gilchrist County
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