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Case #24-0396559

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Married parents of soon-to-be adult disabled son seek guardianship of the person.
May 13, 2024
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Case #24-0396801

Unfair Sales Practices
Spanish-speaking applicant seeks assistance with a contract issue with a car dealership.
May 13, 2024
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Case #24-0396581

Affidavit of Heirship
Widowed Veteran, who is still processing the loss of his wife, needs help consolidating the marital home into his individual name.
May 10, 2024
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Case #24-0394410

Estate Planning Documents
Disabled home-bound applicant needs assistance with estate planning documents.
May 10, 2024
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Case #24-0396637

Expungement
Client needs help with expunging two records
May 10, 2024
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Case #24-0396539

Non Disclosure of Criminal Record
Client needs help with a nondisclosure of a misdemeanor terroristic threat conviction. It has been over two decades since the conviction but it is still impacting his life.
May 10, 2024
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Case #24-0395968

Affidavit of Heirship
Veteran needs help with an Affidavit of Heirship
May 9, 2024
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Case #24-0394038

Veterans Benefits
Army veteran needs help getting healthcare from the VA
May 9, 2024
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Case #24-0395943

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Spanish-speaking couple seek guardianship of their soon-to-be adult disabled daughter in Montgomery County.
May 9, 2024
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Case #22-0385085

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parents of child with special needs, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child has reflexive epilepsy syndrome and IDD and is reliant on the parents for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
May 8, 2024
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Case #24-0395511

IRS Taxes Examination
The client speaks Spanish and is a father of 2 children. The client is seeking help understanding the US tax system because he arrived in the US in 2021 and submitted his tax return for the same year. He needs help submitting a FOIA request to determine whether he should file an audit reconsideration to dispute the removal of credits […]
May 7, 2024
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Case #24-0395108

IRS Taxes Examination
The client speaks Spanish and is a sole proprietor. He tried on his own to tell his story and is now asking for help submitting an audit reconsideration to dispute the additional income the IRS proposed adding. The client confirmed he did not receive the income, but a third party reported the income to the IRS.
May 6, 2024
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Case #24-0395259

IRS Tax Issue
The client is seeking help reviewing his tax accounts for the past 6 years. He struggles with PTSD and wants help to determine whether he should make any corrections. There is also a tax liability for 2017.
May 1, 2024
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Case #24-0394761

IRS Tax Issue
A single mother of 2 speaks Spanish and is seeking help outlining her story for her innocent spouse relief request. The joint tax liability covers years when the applicant’s spouse did not let her work and she was suffering from depression.
May 1, 2024
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Case #24-0395761

Probate with Will
Client needs help probating her mother’s will in Galveston
May 1, 2024
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Case #24-0395011

IRS Tax Issue
The client is seeking help determining her collections alternatives for a joint tax liability. Her former spouse agreed to pay the taxes during their 2018 divorce but he stopped making payments and she recently discovered they still owed.
April 30, 2024
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Case #24-0396123

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Single mother of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child has autism, hemophilia, epilepsy and is reliant on his mother for most of his activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
April 29, 2024
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Case #24-0395936

Probate with Will
Elderly widow, who was left with her husband’s mortgage and tax debt, needs help probating his self-proved Will so she can settle his estate and secure her home.
April 29, 2024
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Case #23-0393022

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parent of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child was in a motorcycle accident and left with severe brain damage. They speak Spanish. This case needs to be filed in Montgomery county.
April 25, 2024
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Case #24-0393621

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parent of special needs child needs assistance with guardianship. The child has mild mental ID, chronic lung disease, ADHD, and is deaf. The Applicant understands English very well but prefers Spanish and will require an interpreter for any hearing.
April 25, 2024
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Case #24-0396038

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Spanish-speaking parents seek co-guardianship over their adult disabled son.
April 25, 2024
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Case #24-0396102

Grandparent Access Visitation
Grandparent custody
April 22, 2024
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Case #24-0393741

Divorce
Applicant is a 65-year-old woman in need of assistance with a divorce.
April 20, 2024
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Case #24-0394619

Divorce
Applicant is a veteran who needs help with a divorce in Galveston County.
April 18, 2024
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Case #24-0395287

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parents of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, need assistance with guardianship. The child has epilepsy, intellectual disability and is nonverbal. They speak English/Spanish.
April 18, 2024
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Case #24-0396019

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Somalian refugee parents with special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership, need assistance with guardianship. The child has cerebral palsy, cannot move or walk and is reliant on parents for all activities of daily living. They Speak Arabic.
April 18, 2024
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Case #24-0395991

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Crime victim survivor, single mother with special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child has cerebral palsy, epilepsy, is non-verbal and unable to walk. He is reliant on mother for all activities of daily living.
April 18, 2024
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Case #24-0394937

Probate without Will
Client needs help with an Application to Determine Heirship and Application for Letters of Administration to wrap up her son’s estate
April 17, 2024
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Case #24-0393373

IRS Taxes Nonfiling Issues
The client speaks Spanish and needs help submitting an identity theft affidavit and filing his 2012 tax return. The IRS prepared a tax return on behalf of the client and the refunds for his kids now go toward the taxes owed.
April 16, 2024
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Case #24-0395922

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Maternal grandmother of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child has cerebral palsy and Mitochondrial Epilepsy and is reliant on grandmother for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
April 16, 2024
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Case #24-0395519

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parent of special needs child needs assistance with guardianship. The child has autism, intellectual delay, and suffers from seizures. PW is reliant on parent for their activities of daily living. They speak Spanish. Companion case is 24-0395547.
April 4, 2024
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Case #24-0395547

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parent of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child has autism and intellectual delay and relies on her parent for her activities of daily living. They speak Spanish. Companion case is 24-0395519.
April 4, 2024
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Case #24-0395482

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parents with special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership, need assistance with guardianship. The child has autism, developmental delay, chromosomal abnormality and is reliant on parents for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
April 4, 2024
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Case #24-0393832

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Spanish-speaking parents seek co-guardianship of their adult disabled son.
April 2, 2024
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Case #24-0394917

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parents of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, need/s assistance with guardianship. The child has cerebral palsy, intellectual disability and muscular dystrophy. They speak English. This case needs to be filed in Fort Bend county.
April 2, 2024
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Case #24-0395313

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Single mom seeks guardianship over her son, who suffered his second aneurysm and is currently hospitalized and sedated.
April 2, 2024
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Case #23-0388087

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parent with special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child has hydrocephaly, cerebral palsy, and is reliant on parent for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish. Applicant may understand some very basic and limited English.
April 1, 2024
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Case #24-0394699

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parents of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, need assistance with guardianship. The child has epilepsy, intellectual disability and severe depressive disorder and uses a wheelchair for long distances. The child is reliant on parents for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
March 20, 2024
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Case #24-0395193

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parents of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, need assistance with guardianship. The child has autism and functions at an 8-year old’s level. They speak Spanish. This case needs to be filed in Brazoria County.
March 19, 2024
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Case #23-0392814

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parents of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, need assistance with guardianship. The child has physical and intellectual disabilities and is non-verbal. They speak Spanish.
March 13, 2024
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Case #23-0387971

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Mother with special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child has cerebral palsy and is reliant on mother for all activities of daily living. Applicant speaks Spanish.
March 8, 2024
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Case #23-0393194

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parents of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, need assistance with guardianship. The child has agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC), which is a birth defect in the brain; cerebral palsy and intellectual and developmental delays. They speak Spanish. Father speaks limited English. This case needs to be filed in Montgomery County.
March 6, 2024
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Case #23-0393032

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parents of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, need assistance with guardianship. The child has autism, moderate intellectual disability, ADHD and speech impairment. They speak Spanish and do not understand English.
March 6, 2024
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Case #23-0390671

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Applicant and her husband, both Spanish speakers, seek to be appointed co-guardians of their adult disabled son.
March 4, 2024
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Case #24-0393693

Divorce
Husband receiving disability is in need of assistance for a divorce. Child is 18yo and will graduate in May.
February 19, 2024
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Case #24-0394026

Divorce
Homeless woman needs assistance with a divorce. The parties have no children or property.
February 16, 2024
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Case #24-0393440

Divorce
52 yo quadriplegic needs assistance with a divorce with no children
February 15, 2024
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Case #23-0393211

Probate without Will
Family of young Decedent, who passed suddenly and unexpectedly, needs help settling her estate.
February 8, 2024
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Case #23-0392797

Divorce Custody
Father of 8yo child needs assistance with a divorce. Both parties are low income, and are co-parenting the child.
February 5, 2024
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Case #24-0393287

Probate without Will
Decedent passed while in hospice leaving three adult children to settle her estate including the pursuit of a potential medical malpractice suit involving her care.
January 22, 2024
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Case #23-0391942

Probate without Will
Applicant needs assistance with Application for Heirship and Application for Letters of Administration
January 5, 2024
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Case #23-0392081

Divorce
Vet seeks assistance filing for divorce from abusive spouse of approximately 15 years. Minimal assets, some debt, no children.
December 27, 2023
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Case #23-0391366

Probate without Will
Client needs assistance probating her deceased husband’s estate by Application to Determine Heirship and Letters of Administration
November 27, 2023
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Case #23-0390260

Probate without Will
Decedent passed in 2022 leaving unfinished business that his daughter now needs help resolving to settle his estate.
October 19, 2023
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Case #23-0390505

Estate Planning Documents
Assist client with completing will and other estate planning documents.
August 9, 2023
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Case #22-0382627

Private Landlord Tenant Eviction
Client is facing eviction. Virtual Zoom representation is needed before the Harris County Civil Courts at Law. Templates and hands-on mentorship provided. Estimated 3–7-hour commitment.
August 2, 2023
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