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Client needs title to her family home that she has been living in off and on since she was a child so she can change the utility bills into her name and fix the heating in her home. Client’s grandparents started living in the property in 1992. At the time, they paid rent to the landlord, who is the current […]

Client seeks assistance with recovering his tax refund. In February 2017, client made a typographical error when filing his taxes and accidentally sent his tax refund of $4,919 to someone else’s account. Client attempted to work with the IRS and the bank at issue, American Heritage Credit Union to reclaim the tax refund, but he was unsuccessful. A volunteer is […]

Client seeks representation at an eviction hearing, to be rescheduled, in Municipal Court when the court reopens. In September 2019, before moving into the property, client applied for rental assistance. In order to apply, landlord sent client the Certificate of Rental Suitability, the Rental License, and a lease with a start date of September 2019. Client and her roommate didn’t […]

Client seeks assistance at an eviction hearing scheduled for Monday, March 9, 2020, at 8:45 am in Municipal Court – Room 3. Client lives in the property with her young son and the son’s father. Client made an agreement with landlord to pay through AirBnB to move into the property for the second half of January 2020 and the landlord […]

A 71-year-old client seeks assistance drafting a will that leaves her real and personal property equally to her two children. Client also seeks assistance with an advance healthcare directive that designates her daughter as her agent in the event she is incapacitated. Client is Spanish-speaking; interpretation services are available upon request. Notary services are available upon request.

Divorce with Equitable Distribution: Client/wife, a survivor of domestic violence, seeks assistance with a divorce matter. Client and opposing party (OP)/husband married in 2013 and separated in July 2018. Client obtained a permanent Protection from Abuse Order in 2018 after OP abused and threatened to kill her. On September 3, 2019, OP, who is represented, filed for divorce. On November […]

Divorce with Economic Relief: A survivor of domestic abuse needs divorce representation. Client and husband were married in April 2016 and separated in January 2019. Client and husband have three children together who all live with client. Client has a PFA against husband through July 2022, and she already has representation in her separate custody action. Client is not interested […]

Client seeks assistance at an eviction hearing, to be rescheduled, in Municipal Court – Room 3. Client moved into the property with her partner and two young children in June 2019. Client says there are multiple habitability issues that she has requested to be repaired before she moved in. Repair issues include a broken heating system. Client and her family […]

A 60-year-old client seeks counsel on estate planning documents. Client would like to leave her home to her daughter, but she wants to ensure her young grandchildren can stay in the property as well. She seeks advice about the best way to include her grandchildren in the will. She also seeks advice about an advance healthcare directive, as she has […]

85-year-old client needs help with a probate matter. Client is living in a property owned jointly by her deceased husband and one of her sons. The other heirs to the property are client’s two other children, and all three kids agree to give title to client. A volunteer is needed to probate the client’s husband’s estate, including drafting a deed […]

Client seeks assistance in landlord-tenant appeal. Landlord’s Municipal Court complaint sought possession and rent from November 2019 on, late fees, court costs, and attorney’s fees. Client originally sent landlord a letter stating that he would be withholding rent as of November 2019 after the landlord refused to keep the heat on in the property during the winter months. Client also […]

A 72-year-old client seeks assistance drafting a will that leaves his home, car, and contents of his bank accounts to his girlfriend and children. Client would like to give his girlfriend a life estate to the home for as long as she wants to live in the property. The home would be sold and proceeds divided among the girlfriend and […]

Client seeks assistance with a will that leaves his home and personal property to his son who lives with him. Client would also like his will to bequeath the contents of his bank account equally to his son and daughter. Client owns a small business, and seeks advice on the best way leave interest in his small business to his […]

Divorce with Equitable Distribution: Client/wife, who is a survivor of domestic violence, seeks assistance with a divorce matter. Client and opposing party (OP)/husband married in 2003 and separated in January 2019. OP abused client throughout the relationship. In August 2019, OP, who is represented, filed for divorce. On November 26, 2019, client filed an Answer and Counterclaim, in which she […]

Client seeks assistance with estate planning documents. Client has an old will but would like to make a new one as some of her children have since passed away. Client would like to leave all of her assets to her three daughters, as well as make a living will. Notary service available upon request

Client seeks assistance defending title to her home where she has been living and operating a small business for over a decade. Client purchased the property in 2007. She subsequently took out two mortgages in 2007 and 2008 with the assistance of an employee of a small title company. Both mortgages have since been satisfied. In 2018, client took out […]

Wills- 20-0044728 Client seeks assistance revising her will and power of attorney. Client has changed her name, and these documents need to be updated accordingly. Client would also like to name a different beneficiary in her will and a different agent in her power of attorney. A volunteer is needed to help draft and execute these documents and to assist […]

A 68-year-old client entered into a verbal rent-to-own agreement with a trusted friend in late 1998. The agreement stipulated that owner would lend client $9,000 to fix the property, and that title would be transferred to client once client had paid back $11,000. Client paid about $7,500 before the record owner died in 2005. Deceased record owner had two sons […]

Divorce Only: Survivor of domestic violence seeks assistance with obtaining a divorce from abusive husband. Client and husband married in June 2019; they separated in January 2020 after client was physically assaulted and obtained a temporary Protection From Abuse (PFA) order against husband. There is no marital estate. A volunteer is needed to file for divorce and represent client throughout […]

Client seeks assistance with a probate matter. Client and his brother are living in their deceased father’s house and want title transferred to their names. Their father died intestate in 2014, leaving five other heirs in addition to client and his brother. Together, client and his brother have a majority interest in the property. Two of the remaining heirs are […]

Client seeks assistance obtaining title to her childhood home in which she continues to reside. The property was owned by her deceased aunt. In December 2019, aunt died intestate leaving twelve heirs, including client. Client is unable to locate one heir, and another heir is unresponsive. The remaining nine heirs wish to transfer their interests in the title to client. […]

79-year-old client needs assistance obtaining a deed preserving her ownership interest in her life-long home. Client inherited the home in 1991 from her mother. In 2017, client’s nephew had client sign a deed transferring title of the property into a family trust. Client’s nephew is named the sole beneficiary of the trust upon client’s death. Client’s nephew misrepresented the documents […]

Client seeks title to the property where she has lived for over 25 years. Client entered into a written lease-purchase contract with a real estate company in July 1993. The real estate company claimed it was acting as an agent for the record owner, who died in 1999; however, no proof of this relationship can be found. Client completed the […]

64-year-old client seeks assistance with a deed of correction. Client’s maiden name is on the deed to her property, and her first name is spelled incorrectly. Client would like to update it with her correct name. A volunteer is needed to draft this deed. Client has a companion case, #19-0043503, which is an estate planning matter.