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Client seeks representation for her custody contempt hearing on December 14, 2022 at 1:00 PM before Judge Betsy Wahl, regarding her four children. Opposing party is the children’s father. An August 2022 custody order granted Client primary physical custody and granted partial physical custody to Father; the parties share legal custody. On September 4, 2022, Father hit and shoved their […]

Client seeks assistance with adopting his 12-year-old stepson. Client, his wife, and their children moved from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia in 2014. The child’s biological father remained in Puerto Rico. Biological father does not have a relationship with the child, and signed a notarized document consenting to the adoption. In May 2022, Client’s former attorney filed an adoption petition. There […]

Client seeks representation for his upcoming custody hearing on December 7, 2022, at 1:00 PM, concerning his 4-year-old son. Opposing party is the child’s mother, who is represented. Mother filed a petition for sole legal and shared physical custody. There is no current custody order. Child has lived with Mother for the past year; prior to that, Client and Mother […]

Client seeks representation for a custody hearing on November 21, 2022, at 1:00 pm before Judge Fanning, regarding her 2-year-old daughter. Opposing party is the child’s father. A July 2022 order granted Client sole legal custody and shared physical custody. Client alleges that when child is visiting with Father, child is primarily taken care of by the paternal grandmother, and […]

Client needs representation for her eviction hearing on December 6, 2022, at 9:00 am in Municipal Court. Client is being sued by her landlord for possession and August-October 2022 rent, as well as ongoing rent and water bill. Co-defendant is Client’s father, who passed away earlier this year. Client was previously sued by Landlord in July 2022 and a judgment […]

Client seeks assistance with a probate matter. The record owner of client’s home is his mother, who passed away in 2020. Client is his mother’s only heir, and he needs his name on the deed to access home improvement grant programs. Client has real estate tax delinquency but has already entered an owner-occupied payment agreement (OOPA). VIP is assisting client […]

An elderly client, seeks representation for a custody modification hearing on January 31, 2023 at 9:00 before Judge Ourania Papademetriou. Client seeks sole legal and sole physical custody of his three-year-old daughter. An August 2022 order granted Maternal Grandparents primary physical custody, and sole legal custody as to the child’s education. Client was granted partial physical custody and shared legal […]

Client seeks assistance updating her estate planning documents. Client’s current will no longer reflects her wishes or life circumstances and she would like to update it to do so. Client is also interested in both financial and healthcare powers of attorney. A volunteer is needed to draft these documents in accordance with client’s wishes and to assist her in properly […]

Client seeks assistance probating his mother’s estate and obtaining title to his home. Client currently lives in a home that is in his deceased mother’s name, who passed away intestate in January 2022. Client has three younger brothers who have all signed and notarized renunciations. There is a significant real estate tax delinquency on the property; client is working to […]

Divorced mother of two seeks assistance with a will. Client’s youngest son has Autism. Client would like to make her elder son the executor and sole beneficiary of the estate, with the expectation that eldest son take care of her younger and share the assets with him. Client will need counsel and advise in conjunction with the drafting of the […]

Client seeks assistance probating her husband’s estate and transferring fifty percent of title to her name. Client’s husband passed away intestate in 2021, leaving client and an alleged son as heirs. Client is awaiting proof of identity from the alleged son. Meanwhile, client lives in the home and needs at least partial title in order to qualify for assistance to […]

Client seeks advice for a custody hearing on January 25, 2023 at 1:00 pm in front of Judge Ford, regarding her 3-year-old son. Opposing party is the child’s father. A September 2022 temporary order granted Client partial physical custody, and Father primary physical custody; the parties share legal custody. Client alleges the opposing party and his partner smoke and drink […]

Client seeks representation for an expedited relief hearing on December 9, 2022 before Judge Litwin, regarding his 12-year-old son. Opposing party is the child’s mother. A May 2022 custody agreement granted Client shared legal custody and partial physical custody. The order grants Mother shared legal custody and primary physical custody. Client filed a petition to modify custody in September 2022. […]

Client needs help with taking title to her home. The property is currently in her husband’s name, who died intestate on June 10, 2019, leaving behind Client and six children as heirs. Five children are willing to convey their interest; the sixth is currently incarcerated and Client does not believe he will assist. As such, she seeks help obtaining partial […]

69-year-old client seeks assistance with estate planning documents. Client would like a will leaving her home in four equal parts to her family members. Client would like each of her three adult children to receive one fourth interest in the property, and the remaining fourth to go to her three adult grandchildren. Client would like her adult daughter to be […]

Client is an established nonprofit that provides youth development and intervention programs through e-gaming and other technological training methods. Client is seeking counsel and advice on what registrations need to be made for the organization to fundraise in every state. Client is also seeking assistance with reviewing its incorporation documents.

Client eagerly seeks a birth certificate from New York City. Client originally received a certificate of no record from the NYC Office of Vital Records. Therefore, VIP assisted him in filing a petition to establish birth facts to get a delayed birth certificate. However, in requesting the delayed birth certificate, NYC has now clarified that he does have a birth […]

Client seeks assistance getting title to the home she has lived in for the past 22 years. In November 2000, Client and her partner at the time, used a straw buyer to assist them with purchasing the home because they did not have sufficient credit. The buyer was a friend of the couple and agreed to put the deed and […]

Client seeks assistance with a no-asset, no-fault divorce. Client and his wife married in Pennsylvania in 2014 and separated in August 2015. Client’s wife agrees to the divorce. Client and his wife do not have any children together, and do not own or share any property or assets. A volunteer is needed to initiate divorce proceedings and represent Client throughout […]

Intellectual Property- Client is an established organization that hosts workshops and educational opportunities with the mission to empower individuals and restore hope within marginalized communities. Client seeks an attorney to provide guidance on how client can best protect its intellectual property, including a logo, slogan, and workshop materials. Client will then need an attorney to assist with pursuing any appropriate […]

Client needs help with a no-asset divorce. Client and his wife married in Philadelphia in 2006 and separated in 2020. They continued living together until May 2022, but were not together romantically. Wife moved to Waco, Texas in August 2022. They do not share any assets or children. A volunteer is needed to initiate divorce proceedings and represent Client throughout […]

68-year- old client seeks assistance creating estate planning documents. Client is interested in creating a will to leave her property to her adult children. Client is interested in creating financial and health care power of attorney documents, but she could use a bit of counseling on them. A volunteer is needed to draft document in accordance with client’s wishes.

Client seeks assistance taking title to her deceased parents’ home. Client’s mother died in 1999, and her father died in 2003. Both died intestate leaving behind six children, including Client. Three of Client’s siblings are deceased with one predeceasing the parents. The deceased siblings had five children. Client probated her father’s estate shortly after his death and has Letters of […]

Client needs help probating her husband’s estate and transferring title of the home into her name. Client’s husband died intestate in February 2020; he was the sole record owner of the property. Client and her husband have two adult children. Her children are willing to give their interests in the property to client. VIP is assisting client with filling out […]