Available Cases

Client seeks assistance with financial and healthcare powers of attorney. Client would like to designate her daughter as her agent for both documents. VIP has notary resources available while it remains closed to the public. A volunteer is needed to draft both documents and coordinate their execution.

Client seeks assistance correcting the last name on her birth certificate. Client learned that her birth certificate has a different last name than the name she has been using her entire life. Client would like to amend the original birth certificate in order to renew her driver’s license and secure a passport. Client only has an incorrect copy of the […]

Client needs assistance adversely possessing her home of more than twenty years. Client is living in the property owned by her deceased fiancé and his wife as tenants by the entirety. Client’s fiancé and his wife purchased the home in 1969. Client’s fiancé and his wife separated, but never divorced. Client moved into the property with client’s fiancé in 1990. […]

Delayed Birth Certificate: Client seeks assistance obtaining her birth certificate from South Carolina and correcting it. Client was born in South Carolina, but lost her birth certificate many years ago. Currently, client only has an expired South Carolina Driver’s License and a social security card, both of which have the name she uses, which does not match her birth certificate. […]

Incorporation – Client is a registered 501(c)(3) organization that provides free sports equipment to schools and youth organizations in low-income communities. Client currently operates in the D.C. area and is preparing to open a new chapter in Philadelphia. Client seeks assistance with obtaining PA incorporation and registering as a charitable organization in order to operate in Philadelphia.

Client seeks to live safely and securely by getting title to her deceased mother’s home. Mother owned the property individually, and died intestate in August 2017. Client is her mother’s only heir. Client’s daughter is currently living in the property, but has not paid real estate taxes. Client is in a payment plan for the unpaid 2020 taxes on the […]

64-year-old client seeks assistance with a probate matter. Client’s mother died in June 2018. Client has a photocopy of her mother’s will, but recently misplaced the original. In the will, client’s mother left her home to client and client’s brother, and named client as the executor of the estate. Client’s brother agrees to consent to a petition for citation to […]

Client seeks assistance obtaining title to her home in order to maintain shelter for her family. Client’s home is owned by her deceased mother, who died intestate in 2019. Client’s mother had five children. One child predeceased client’s mother and died in 1994 with no spouse or children. Client and her three siblings, whom client raised alongside her mother, are […]

Tax – Client is an emerging nonprofit that aims to help senior citizens by providing free and low cost information about aging in place to Northwest Philadelphia communities. Client is in the process of obtaining 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and needs an attorney to review its paperwork and assist with any corrections. Client also seeks council & advice on how to […]

A 63-year-old client has a life estate interest in 50% of her home as well as an adverse possession interest in the remaining 50% of the property still titled to her mother’s former partner. Client wants to leave her adverse possession interest to her son in case details come to light down the road that will allow her son to […]

Client entered into a Land Contract agreement in 2013 for a house with a sales price of $28,000 and a 5% annual interest rate. Client paid a $3,000 down payment has been making monthly payments of $400 since July 2013. Client has receipts for all payments. Due to client’s limited English language proficiency, client was not aware of some aspects […]

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. […]

Client seeks assistance obtaining guardianship over her husband. Client’s husband is on a ventilator as the result of cardiac arrest. He cannot communicate and is currently hospitalized. Client would like to make medical and financial decisions for him. Client and her husband have 4 children together; each will consent to client obtaining guardianship. The expert report has been sent to […]

Client is living in a property owned by her deceased father. Client’s father died testate in 2019, naming his wife as executrix of the estate and left the entirety of his estate to her. Record owner’s wife predeceased her husband. The will names client’s brother as the alternate executor and leaves the entirety of the estate to be divided equally […]

A 79-year-old client seeks assistance with a durable financial power of attorney that designates her daughter as her agent. VIP has notary resources available while it remains closed to the public.

Client seeks assistance obtaining title to her deceased mother’s home. Client would like to be on title with all of her mother’s heirs, her sister and her two nieces, as she feels strongly that it should remain a family home. A volunteer is needed to assist the client with probating her mother’s estate, including drafting a deed and filing the […]

Client, her husband, and their seven children are living in the home owned by her husband’s deceased grandfather. Husband’s grandfather died intestate in 1971, leaving daughter, client’s husband’s mother, as the heir. Client’s husband’s mother died in intestate in 2003, leaving client’s husband as the only heir. Client’s husband would like client to be the administrator of his grandfather’s estate. […]

Client seeks representation at an eviction hearing scheduled for May 3, 2021 at 1:30 PM in Municipal Court. Parties have a right to appear in Municipal Court via Zoom or telephonically. VIP can provide guidance on requesting a telephonic or remote hearing (via Zoom), or can provide details on the court’s significant COVID-19 precautions in the courtroom should the volunteer […]

Divorce with Equitable Distribution: A survivor of domestic abuse seeks assistance with a divorce. Client and her husband married in China in 1985 and separated in 2018 after husband choked client. Husband was later convicted of simple assault. Client explains that she suffered abuse for many years in China, but felt she would have more recourse here and finally called […]

Divorce with Equitable Distribution: Domestic Violence Survivor needs representation in a divorce. Client and husband married in March 2012 and separated in March 2018. There are no marital assets. Client is unable to work because of an injury and faces a difficult time supporting herself after divorce; therefore, client, who is currently receiving spousal support, would like to seek alimony. […]

Client seeks representation at an eviction hearing, scheduled for May 25, 2021, at 12:45 pm, in Municipal Court. VIP can provide guidance on appearing in court remotely. Client moved into the property with her four young children and husband in October 2019. In March 2020, client stopped working due to the current pandemic. Client was up to date on rent […]

Elderly client seeks assistance drafting a will. Client would like to leave her home to her two adult grandchildren. Client has chosen which of her grandchildren will be the executor of the estate. Client is Spanish-speaking; interpretation services available upon request.

Client seeks representation for a collections hearing in Municipal Court scheduled for June 2, 2021, at 10 AM. Client is being sued by a debt collector, Crown Asset Management. Client obtained a car loan for over $22,000 in April 2017. He made regular payments until March 2018, at which point he stopped making payments and his car was repossessed and […]

Client lives in the home of her deceased parents, who purchased the home in 1976 as tenants by the entirety. Client’s father died intestate in March 2020, and client’s mother died intestate in November 2020. Client’s mother had six heirs, including client. All heirs agree that client should be the sole owner of the property. A volunteer is needed to […]