Group Legal
Studies show that seven out of ten employees experience one or more legal events in a year. We are pleased to offer a group legal plan that will help cover the costs of legal expenses associated with a variety of needs, including document preparation and review, family law, estate planning, traffic offenses, and more!
Whitfield County Schools employees may enroll in the ARAG legal plan and access a variety of legal benefits. Covered services are covered in full at a participating attorney. Telephone advice and office consultations with a network attorney are covered in full on an unlimited number of personal legal matters. Trials for covered matters are also covered from beginning to end.
ARAG provides you with telephone and office consultations for an unlimited number of matters. Attorney fees paid in full when using an in-network attorney. During the consultation, the attorney will review the law, discuss your rights and responsibilities, explore your options and recommend a course of action. Emergency service with an attorney is even available 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. The ARAG Legal Center, an online resource with information and education, is available for all Whitfield County Schools employees, regardless of enrollment in the legal plan.
Telephone and Office Consultations
- Consultations for an unlimited number of matters with attorney
- During the consultation, the attorney will review the law, discuss your rights and responsibilities, explore your options, and recommend a course of action
- Trials for covered members are covered from beginning to end
All legal plan members have access to wills, durable power of attorneys, and other related documents at no cost via the two options below.
- Access an in-network provider – no cost / covered in full
OR
- Use your member login and access DIY online documents. With this option, you can complete a simple process online at no cost.
Participating Attorneys
When a participating attorney is used, services are covered at 100%.
A participating attorney list is available on the Resources page or by visiting https://www.araglegal.com/plans and entering the code: 18471wcs.
Available Coverages
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Disputes over Consumer Goods and Services
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Small Claims Assistance
- Administrative Hearings
- Civil Litigation Defense
- Incompetency Defense
- Pet Liabilities
- School Hearings
- Affidavits; Deeds; Demand Letters
- Mortgages
- Promissory Notes
- Review of Any Personal Legal Documents
- Consultations and Document Review for issues related to your parents including Medicare, Medicaid, Prescription Plans, Nursing Home Agreements, Leases, Notes, Deeds, Wills and Powers of Attorney as these affect the Participant
- Codicils
- Healthcare Proxies
- Living Wills
- Powers of Attorney (Healthcare, Financial, Childcare)
- Simple and Complex Wills
- Trusts (Revocable and Irrevocable)
- Adoption and Legitimization
- Guardianship or Conservatorship
- Name Change
- Prenuptial Agreement
- Protection from Domestic Violence
- Divorce (contested and uncontested)
- Debt Collection Defense
- Foreclosure Defense
- Identity Theft Defense
- Negotiations with Creditors
- Personal Bankruptcy
- Tax Audit Representation
- Tax Collection Defense
- Advice and Consultation
- Preparation of Affidavits and Powers of Attorney
- Review of Immigration Documents
- Juvenile Court Defense, including Criminal Matters
- Parental Responsibility Matters
- Defense of Traffic Tickets (excludes DUI)
- Driving Privilege Restoration (Includes License Suspension due to DUI)
- Assistance for disputes over goods and services
- Consultations and Document Review for Personal Property Issues
- Boundary or Title Disputes
- Eviction and Tenant Problems (Primary Residence - Tenant Only)
- Home Equity Loans (Primary, Secondary or Vacation Home)
- Property Tax Assessment
- Sale, Purchase or Refinancing (Primary, Secondary or Vacation Home)
- Security Deposit Assistance (For Tenant)
- Zoning Applications
When a participating attorney is used, services are covered at 100%. A participating attorney list is available on the Resources page or by visiting https://www.araglegal.com/plans and entering the code: 18471wcs.
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