Southwest Community Services - The Division of Disabled Persons Profile

Serving Arizona and the New Mexico area with programs designed specifically to meet the communication, accessibility and cultural needs of Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing persons. Services include; counseling, job training, job placement, translation/interpreting services, case management and other requested service programs. The Community Living program offers 24 hour assisted living options enabling persons with a physical disability to obtain a "home" based on his/her needs and choice.

Address
268 W. Adams St.
Tucson, AZ 85705
Phone: 520.792.1906
Fax: 520.770.8544
Website: http://www.ccs-soaz.org/

QUESTIONS

  • i pay rent for the property my home is on but the land lord makes me pay property taxes to her every year is this legal
  • I have a 21 yr old handicapped son whom my current husband would like to adopt, is this possible considering his age even though he is disabled?
  • On behalf of my 60 yo disabled client; she has a rude, intimidating landlord that continually threatens to deliver a "notice" to the tenant. I called on behalf of tenant and the landlord hung up on me refusing to answer my questions. My client is scared of her landlord and feels threatened. She also reported he yells and knocks on her door inebriated. What can she do?
  • Do you have to file your power of attorney paperwork with the county recorder for it to be legal and final.
  • We had a a verbal agreement to allow our son to attend a school out of district as long as my ex would take him to school on a daily basis..he got upset with me and broke the verbal agreement two months before school was out i was forced to make a temporay change in my work schedule to allow my son to finsih up the school year.next year i want to place him in the school which he is suppose to attent which is in our district and two blocks away from each of our homes. can he fight me on this we have joint legal custody ..will sedning him a certified letter making him aware of the change be ok?
  • My wife and I are presently fight for cusody of our 7yr old. She lives in Fort Mohave, AZ and I live in Phoenix. Since we have not come to an agreement on the cusody matter, she has been not allowing me to speak or bring my son to Phoenix for a long weekend. What rights do I have? We are still waiting on a court hearing in front of a judge in Mohave County. Note: She is not living with the child, her parents are taking care of him.
  • If I have full custody does that mean I will be the one to name my child when they are born ?
  • Can a individual be charged 4 years later on charges from a crime scene investigation that was already investigated and charges imposed 4 years ago and the defendant took a plea deal on them? Anotherwords, during a burglary investigation and a search of a residence indicated items that were burglarized, along with drug parafanillia, no charges were filed regarding the burglary but charges were filed on the drug parafanillia and the defendant took a plea deal on them and sentenced 4 years ago......now all of a sudden they charge the defendant with the burglary, and the same drugp again 4yrs lat
  • My daughter is 9 months right now, i still havent gone to go get her birth certificate. And now i want to remove her last name of the father. Can i still change her last name before i get her birth certificate?
  • At what age is it illegal to leave a child alone

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  • State Bar of Arizona
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    Referral number 602-257-4434
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    www.pimacountybar.org
    Referral number 520-623-4625
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline
    800-799-7233
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