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Hearing: February 16, 2023 at 12:45 PM in Hearing Room 3 Client is being sued for possession and over $8000 in past-due rent. Client and his girlfriend fell behind after losing their jobs in 2021. They applied and were approved for rental assistance in 2021, but their property manager did not complete the final steps, so they were denied assistance […]

Hearing: February 2, 2023 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room 4 Client is facing a money judgment for over $13,000. Client suffered a work injury in May 2022 and was unable to continue working. She renewed her lease in June 2022, but shortly thereafter, her landlord notified her that she would be selling the house and Client needed to move. […]

Client seeks assistance with a fraudulent deed transfer. In 2015, Client was granted the property through the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (RDA). However, Client’s daughter and her boyfriend attended the RDA closing in Client’s place; the boyfriend pretended to be Client and had RDA transfer title to Client’s daughter instead of Client. In 2018, Client hired a lawyer and won a […]

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 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 probate matter to receive title of a family home. The deceased record owner is client’s mother, who died as a widow and intestate in August 2022. Client, nephew, and niece, are mother’s only living heirs. Both nephew and niece are willing to give their interest to client. VIP is assisting client with filling out the […]

Client seeks help with adding her name to the title of her home. Client has been living in the house since 1999. Her ex-husband is currently on title, but does not live in the house. Client is trying to apply for the Home Mortgage Assistance Program, but has not been able to get assistance because she is not on title. […]

Client seeks assistance with a deed of correction. Client purchased the property in 1992. However, when the deed was drafted, Client’s first name was misspelled. Client’s goal is to amend the deed to correctly reflect his first name. A volunteer is needed to prepare a deed correcting the misspelling of Client’s name.

Client seeks assistance with a collections matter. A hearing is scheduled in Municipal Court for February 14, 2023 at 10am. Client is being sued by Roto Rooter for about $10,000. Client had a leak in her home caused by a plumbing issue. Client had homeowner’s insurance through Allstate. Allstate declined to cover the plumbing issue, but said they would cover […]

Client seeks assistance probating his grandmother’s estate in order to obtain title to his home. Client’s maternal grandmother died intestate in 2018. Client’s mother passed in 2021, leaving client and his sister as grandmother’s only living heirs. Sister signed a renunciation for client to open grandmother’s estate and she is willing to sign over any interest in the property to […]

In 2016, client saved his uncle’s property from sheriff’s sale, entering into a payment plan for back real estate taxes. In return, uncle agreed to give client title. Uncle owned the property as joint tenants with right of survivorship with another uncle and great aunt who are both deceased. Client tried to record the deed that uncle signed, but the […]

Client seeks assistance with a probate matter. The deceased record owners are client’s grandparents, who both died intestate. Grandmother died most recently with the property in her estate, and the heirs of her estate include grandparents’ three children and three grandchildren, all of whom are willing to give their interest to the property to client. Client needs her name on […]

Hearing: February 23, 2023 at 8:45 AM in Hearing Room 3 Client’s landlord is suing for possession of the property and $2,296.75, comprising past and ongoing rent, as well as attorney fees. Client stopped paying rent in November due to severe maintenance issues in the apartment. Client has not had working heat since last year, and uses a space heater […]

Client seeks representation at her upcoming custody hearing on March 30, 2023 at 9:00 AM before Judge Leanne Litwin regarding her 10-year-old son. Opposing party is the child’s father. Client filed for primary physical and sole legal custody in November 2021, then subsequently filed an emergency custody petition after Father beat Child with a belt. The emergency petition was denied. […]

Client seeks assistance with estate planning documents. Client would like a will stating that his home and assets will be sold and that the proceeds will be equally split among his five nieces and nephews. Client would like his five nieces and nephews to be the executors of his will. Client would also like both financial and healthcare powers of […]

Client’s eviction hearing is on February 3, 2023, at 8:45 AM in Municipal Court. Client’s landlord is suing for back rent and possession. Client lives in the home with her two children. Landlord refuses to exterminate, so there is an ongoing mice infestation. Client’s goal is to stay. Major defenses include: landlord’s failure to provide a Certificate of Rental Suitability, […]

Father seeks to obtain guardianship of his 21-year-old non-verbal son. Client’s son, (“AIP”) has cerebral palsy and medium-severe cognitive impairment. AIP cannot make any decisions or take care of himself on his own. AIP’s mother is out of the picture and client does not believe she would contest the guardianship. Client would like guardianship so that he can continue caring […]

Client seeks assistance filing a petition to open a default judgment in a Municipal Court collections case. Client was sued by original creditor, Discover Bank, for approximately $3000 in credit card debt. Client opened the card about 10 years ago. Client has cerebral palsy, and after an accident in 2013, was no longer able to work and amassed medical and […]

Client seeks assistance taking title to her home. The deceased record owners are client’s mother and father, who shared title as tenants by the entirety. Mother died first, and father, who re-married died intestate. Father’s new wife is willing to sign a renunciation and give her interest in the property to client. Most other heirs are also willing to give […]

Sixty-six-year-old client seeks assistance with a deed transfer of his childhood home. Client’s mother passed away intestate in June 2022. Client has opened his mother’s estate and has been named administrator. Client is working on filing an inheritance tax return and needs the assistance of a volunteer to draft a deed conveying title from the estate to client.

Client seeks assistance with amending a previous will. Client would like a will leaving her home to her three granddaughters in equal shares. Client would also like her three granddaughters to be the executors of her will. A volunteer is needed to draft the will following client’s wishes.

Client seeks assistance with estate planning documents. Client would like a will leaving her home to her three daughters in equal shares. Client would like to name her three daughters as executors of her will. Client would also like both financial and healthcare powers of attorney and a living will. A volunteer is needed to draft the documents according to […]

Client seeks representation for a custody hearing on March 16, 2023, at 1:00 pm before Judge Wahl, regarding her 5-year-old son. Opposing party is the child’s Father. Father filed to modify custody in November 2021; the hearing has been relisted several times, and is presently scheduled for the above date. A November 2022 temporary order granted Client partial physical custody […]

Client seeks assistance obtaining guardianship of her 19-year-old daughter. Client’s daughter has several medical conditions leaving her unable to make medical and financial decisions for herself. A notarized expert report has already been completed by her daughter’s doctor. A volunteer is needed to file a petition for guardianship and represent the client throughout the process. Client is Arabic-speaking, but her […]