Serving Lake Butler (32054), Raiford (32083), and Worthington Springs (32697) as Union 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, Sunbiz Doc# 739573, 1-800-262-2243) Older Americans Act Title III-B Senior Legal Assistance Provider, Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. (TRLS, Florida Sunbiz Doc# 740896, incorporated November 28, 1977) provides 100% free civil legal representation to Union County residents age 60 and older. Directed by Executive Director Donna Susan MacRae, Esq. (FL Bar #864730, admitted September 28, 1990; University of Miami School of Law J.D.; 0 disciplinary actions) alongside Lake City Staff Attorneys Karen Cynthia Riewe Radwan, Esq. (FL Bar #100792) and William Byron Lawton Jr., Esq. (FL Bar #1042730), TRLS serves Union County from its two adjacent regional offices—the 8th Judicial Circuit office in Gainesville (1000 NE 16th Ave, Bldg I, (352) 372-0519) and the Lake City Regional Office (334 NW Lake City Ave, (386) 752-5960, 22 miles NW of Lake Butler)—and coordinates rural outreach with the Suwannee River Economic Council (SREC, Sunbiz Doc# 709430) Union County Senior / Client Service Center at 665 SE 4th Street, Lake Butler, FL 32054 ((386) 496-2342, Ext. 2). TRLS assists Union County seniors at no cost 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 Website & Senior Legal Aid Intake; The Florida Bar Member Profile — Donna Susan MacRae (#864730); Florida Sunbiz Entity — Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. (#740896)
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 Union County, operating from Gainesville (1000 NE 16th Ave, Bldg I, (352) 372-0519) and Lake City (334 NW Lake City Ave, (386) 752-5960) with local senior outreach at the SREC Union County Senior Center (665 SE 4th St, Lake Butler, FL 32054, (386) 496-2342).
Issuer: Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations
Notes: Verified active 501(c)(3) non-profit legal aid organization (#740896) and Union County CCE/OAA Lead Agency SREC (#709430).
Factual details and direct answers about Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. — Union County & DOEA PSA 3 (Elder Options) Title III-B Senior Legal Helpline (with SREC Lake Butler Senior Center Outreach)'s services, licensing, and credentials.
How do Union County seniors in Lake Butler, Raiford, or Worthington Springs apply for free legal help from Three Rivers Legal Services?
Union County residents age 60 and older can call the Three Rivers Legal Services Toll-Free Legal Aid Helpline at (866) 256-8091, the Gainesville 8th Circuit office at (352) 372-0519, the nearby Lake City office at (386) 752-5960, the Florida Senior Legal Helpline at 1-888-895-7873, or request a Title III-B referral through Elder Options (1-800-262-2243) or the SREC Union County Senior Center at 665 SE 4th St, Lake Butler ((386) 496-2342, Ext. 2).
Can Three Rivers Legal Services help a low-income Union County senior clear 'heirs' property' title on an inherited family home or mobile-home homestead?
Yes. When a Union County senior lives in a family home or rural homestead still titled in a deceased parent's or spouse's name, TRLS attorneys provide free title-clearing and Summary Probate Administration representation so the senior can secure marketable title, claim the Florida Homestead Exemption, and qualify for Union County SHIP emergency roof or accessibility repair grants.
Connect with complementary legal, financial, and residential providers serving seniors in Lake Butler and Union County.
DLP Bank (Formerly Community State Bank — Lake Butler In-County Branch & Starke Charter Headquarters)
Lake Butler, Union County
(386) 496-3333
Union County Housing Authority — Public Housing & Senior Apartments (HUD PHA #FL042 — Lake Butler)
Lake Butler, Union County
(386) 496-2047
Lake Butler Hospital (Critical Access Hospital, 25-Bed Skilled Swing-Bed Rehabilitation & 24/7 Emergency Department — Lake Butler)
Lake Butler, Union County
(386) 496-2323
Expert guidance, benefit eligibility rules, and state protections for older Florida residents and family caregivers.
Russell A. Wade III, P.A. & Dukes Legal, P.A. — Russell A. 'Russ' Wade III, Esq. & Matthew Aaron Dukes, Esq. (Lake Butler Resident Probate, Estate Planning & Real Property Counsel)
Lake Butler, Union County
Union County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Probate & Guardianship Division (Hon. Kellie Hendricks Rhoades, CPA & 8th Circuit Public Guardian / PGO8)
Lake Butler, Union County
Union County Veterans Service Office — CVSO Barbara Fischer (Lake Butler Statutory VA Aid & Attendance, Pension, DIC & Survivor Benefits Advocacy)
Lake Butler, Union County
Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. — Gilchrist County & DOEA PSA 3 (Elder Options) Title III-B Senior Legal Helpline (with SREC Trenton Senior Center Outreach)
Trenton, Gilchrist County
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