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77-year-old client seeks assistance with estate planning documents. Client would like a will leaving her home to her son and naming him as executor. Client would also like financial and healthcare powers of attorney and a living will. Client would strongly prefer to meet in person. A volunteer is needed to meet with client, draft documents in accordance with her […]

Intellectual Property – Client is an emerging company that manufactures and retails medicinal soap. Client seeks assistance with trademarking its name and logo.

Client seeks assistance obtaining guardianship of her sister, who has been cognitively impaired since birth and is unable to perform basic tasks on her own. Until recently, client’s mom was sister’s caretake, but since mom passed away, client has been taking her care of sister and needs to be able to make medical and financial decisions on her sister’s behalf. […]

74-year-old client seeks representation as a defendant in a quiet title action in the Court of Common Pleas. Client purchased the home in 1983 with his now ex-wife. Client’s divorce was amicable and he made monthly payments over several years to buy his ex-wife’s share. A deed was recorded in 1990 granting client sole title. Client became aware of the […]

Client needs help probating her mother’s estate and transferring title of her home to her and her brother. Client’s mother and father owned the property as tenants by the entireties. Father died intestate in 1965; Mother died intestate in 2021. Client and her brother are the sole heirs. Client’s brother has agreed to sign a renunciation so the Client may […]

Client seeks estate planning assistance. Client would like a will naming her sister as her executor and leaving her home to her three minor grandchildren with the stipulation that the house not be sold so it remains a family home. Client’s sister will also serve as the trustee for the grandchildren if they are still minors at the time of […]

Client seeks assistance with estate planning documents. Client would like a will directing that her home be sold and the proceeds from the sale be given to her son. Client has agreed that her friend will be the executrix of her will. Client would also like a living will and financial and medical powers of attorney naming her son and […]

Incorporation – Client is a nonprofit that provides support to local Spanish-speaking women, including psychological services, a radio program, and immigration support. Client seeks assistance with obtaining state incorporation and 501(c)(3) tax exemption. Client requires Spanish-language interpretation; VIP can find an interpreter to assist the attorney if necessary.

Client seeks assistance probating his wife’s estate and putting title of her home into his name. Client’s wife passed away intestate in June 2021, leaving her husband as her only heir. The home was owned solely by client’s wife. A volunteer is needed to assist client in opening his wife’s estate, including drafting a deed granting title to client and […]

Client seeks assistance with a deed transfer. Client’s mother died in 2018 intestate. Client’s mother had three children: client and two sisters. One sister lives in Philadelphia and the other lives in Maryland. Client has opened the estate and is named administrator. Client cannot make certain improvements to the home until the deed is in her name. Clients siblings agree […]

Client seeks assistance with estate planning documents. Client would like a will leaving her home to her grandson and naming him as executor. A volunteer is needed to draft these documents according to client’s wishes and help client properly execute them.

Client seeks assistance with estate planning documents. Client would like a will leaving her home to her three children. Two children are adults, the other is 16-years-old. Client would like the executor be her oldest son. Client is not currently interested in any additional documents, but she is open to discussing it further with an attorney. A volunteer is needed […]

Client seeks assistance obtaining title to a home he has lived in for over 25 years through adverse possession. The deed is currently titled to two siblings as joint tenants with right of survivorship. Client moved into the property in 1994 after meeting the sister. The sister asked that client move in to get rid of squatters living there at […]

A 65-year-old client seeks assistance with a will that leaves her real and personal property to her husband. In the event her husband predeceases her, client would like to leave her real and personal property equally to her two nieces, and then in the alternative to one of her nieces’ daughters. Notary service is available upon request.

Client seeks assistance with a will. Client would like to leave his house to his wife. Client does not want advance directives. A volunteer is needed to draft documents in accordance with the client’s wishes.

Disabled client seeks assistance with a deed transfer. Client lives in a home that was originally in her mother’s name, who passed away intestate in 1998. Years later, the eldest of Client’s three brothers probated their mother’s estate after the mortgage company attempted foreclosure; he received letters of administration in 2017. In 2018, Eldest Brother probated another brother’s estate after […]

Client seeks assistance with estate planning documents. Client would like a will specifying that her home be sold after she passes, with the proceeds to be distributed to her daughter and two grandsons. Client would like her other daughter to be named as her executor and trustee for any minors if client’s grandson is still a minor at the time […]

Client seeks assistance getting title to her home for which the current record owners are her father and stepmother as tenants by the entirety. Client’s stepmother predeceased her father, who died intestate in 2016, leaving client and her niece as heirs. Client’s niece is uncooperative, but client is willing to go on title with her niece if necessary. Client has […]

Client seeks representation at an eviction hearing scheduled for June 2, 2022 at 8:45am in Municipal Court. Client moved into the property in December 2020. Landlord is suing for Jan.-May 2022 rent, late fees, attorney fees, court costs, and ongoing rent from date of filing. Defenses include payments made towards balance, expired Certificate of Rental Suitability, no lead certificate, and […]

Client seeks assistance with estate planning documents. Client would like a will leaving his home to his granddaughter and naming her as executor of his estate. Client would also like both financial and healthcare powers of attorney and a living will. A volunteer is needed to draft these documents according to client’s wishes and assist him in executing the documents. […]

Client seeks representation for a custody hearing on June 8, 2022, at 2:15 PM before Hearing Officer Glenn Andreola, involving his 4- and 6-year-old sons. Opposing party is the children’s mother, who filed for partial physical and shared legal custody in February 2022. No previous custody order exists. Both children have lived with Client their whole lives, and he is […]

Client needs help with a no-asset divorce. Client and his wife married in Philadelphia in April 2003 and separated in 2017. Wife retained a lawyer to initiate divorce proceedings in 2019, but a complaint has not yet been filed. Client and his wife do not share any property or assets. They share two children, but custody is not in dispute. […]

Client seeks assistance with a license reinstatement so that he can secure employment. Client’s license was suspended as a result of an unpaid judgment from an auto accident that occurred about 7 years ago. A volunteer is needed to counsel and assist client to fulfill the requirements necessary to restore his driving privileges.

Client seeks assistance with a name change. The name on client’s birth certificate and school records are not the name she has used and been known by throughout her life. Client has been unable to obtain photo ID due to the discrepancies between her documents. Client has already obtained fingerprints and has escrowed the money needed for a judgement search […]