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Client seeks assistance with a quiet title matter. Client took out two small business loans totaling $43,000 in May 2017 from an individual lender. According to the loan agreement, these loans were to be paid back within 12 months and had an annual interest rate of 36.522%. She put her home up for collateral. Client paid back approximately $13,000 before […]

Divorce With Economic Relief : A survivor of domestic abuse needs representation in a divorce. Client and opposing party(OP) were married in December 2016 and separated in July 2018. Client is not interested in making any claim to OP’s assets, but she would like to obtain alimony pendente lite. Client’s primary goal is moving on with her life. She owns […]

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 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 […]

Client seeks assistance with probating her deceased partner’s estate. Client’s partner died testate in 2018. In his will, client’s partner named client as executrix of his estate and bequeathed all his real and personal property to client, client’s two sons, and client’s granddaughter equally. Both of client’s sons are willing to give interest in the property to client, however, client’s […]

Client seeks to adopt his 17-year-old step-son. Both stepson and mother want client to adopt him. Unsuccessful efforts have been made to locate biological father. A volunteer is need to assist client with filing for adoption and represent client throughout the process.

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 at an eviction hearing scheduled for February 12, 2020, at 8:45 am in Municipal Court – Room 3. Client has lived in the property for three years with husband and their four children. Client fell behind on rent after she and her husband both lost their jobs. They will both be starting new jobs in the next […]

Client seeks assistance with a probate matter. The record owner is client’s mother, who passed away in 2014. Client and her three surviving siblings are the only heirs. All three siblings are willing to give their interest in the property to client. Client may need additional counseling regarding the assumption of debt attached to the house when she receives title. […]

Client seeks assistance at an eviction hearing scheduled for January 29, 2020, at 12:45 pm in Municipal Court – Room 3. Client moved into in the property over five years ago. Client fell behind on rent after experiencing multiple medical issues that prevented him from working. There are multiple habitability issues such recurring flooding in the kitchen, probable mold, and […]

Client seeks assistance with a probate matter. Client is living in his deceased mother’s home. Client’s mother died intestate in August 2016, leaving client and his brother as the only heirs. Brother is willing to transfer his interest to client. Client is working with a housing counselor and seeks title in order to negotiate a loan modification for the mortgage […]

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Tax – 19-0044509 (ZR) Client seeks assistance entering into a payment agreement for delinquent Net Profit Taxes (NPT) with The City of Philadelphia. Client did not close his business properly and had someone prepare his taxes in 2016, 2017, and 2018, which are the delinquent years. Client wants to enter into a payment plan and have the interest and penalties […]

A 75-year-old client seeks assistance with a will and healthcare power of attorney. Client would like to leave her real and personal property to her daughter, nephew, and grandson, but seeks counsel on the best way to include all three. She would also like a healthcare power of attorney that designates her daughter as her agent in the event she […]

Client seeks assistance obtaining guardianship over her 22-year-old great-grandson. Client’s great-grandson has been diagnosed with Jacob’s Syndrome, Autism Spectrum disorder, ADHD, and Schizophrenia. He has difficultly processing information and making decisions. Client feels that great-grandson is easily persuaded and taken advantage of by others. Client is seeking guardianship so that she can sign documents and make medical and financial decisions […]

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 is 88-years-old and has been living in her home for many years. Client’s mother, the record owner of the home, bought the property in 1978 and passed away in 2003 testate. She left her home to client and two of client’s siblings, although there were five siblings total. However, client’s brother who was named executor passed away in 2015 […]

Torts – 19-0044470 (ZR) Client seeks assistance with a slip-and-fall matter. The arbitration hearing is scheduled for June 19, 2020 and client has not been served yet. The plaintiff alleges that she fell on client’s sidewalk, but told client that she fell next door. The property is currently held by client’s deceased mother in a South Philly Trust for client […]

Client, who has owned her home for 23 years, needs to remove a mortgage from her property. Client purchased the property outright from her father in 1996. Client’s father took out a Bank of America mortgage for $18,000 two years later in 1998, securing client’s property as collateral, despite him no longer being an owner. Client’s father died in 2018 […]

Client needs help getting title to the home in which he has lived for 15 years to qualify for grants to make needed repairs. The record owners of the property are client’s cousin and her husband, who owned as joint tenants with rights of survivorship. Cousin’s husband died in 1988, and client’s cousin became the sole record owner. Cousin then […]

Client seeks assistance with a name change matter for her 14-year-old second cousin. Client is the legal permanent guardian of the child and would like to change the child’s last name before she is an adult to prevent any future problems with medical, school, and other records and legal documents. Throughout her life, the child has been using her biological […]

52-year-old client needs assistance gaining title of her home through a quiet title action based on adverse possession. Client moved into the property in 2001 with the permission of the nephew of the alleged record owner (RO). Client signed a year-long lease for the property at that time. Client never met RO or saw the deed to the property. Client […]

Client needs title to her first home after years of struggling with homelessness. Client is living in property owned by deceased record owner with whom she had a very close relationship. Record owner died testate in 2017, devising the property to his siblings, naming non-relatives as executrix and alternative executrix, and naming client in the residuary clause. Client purchased the […]

Incorporation: Client is an emerging media production and distribution company. Client seeks assistance with incorporating as an LLC and counsel on whether to attach a fictitious name to this new venture. This case has a companion case, 20-0044657, relating to contracts. VIP can find another volunteer to take this case separately if necessary.