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Case #24-0395951

Name Change for Adult
Applicant has no first name on her birth certificate, and has never used the surname on her birth certificate. She would like assistance to make the necessary changes on her birth certificate.
September 6, 2024
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Case #24-0407814

Expungement
A 63-year-old man needs assistance with the expungement of an unlawful carrying of a weapon offense. The case was dismissed in 1987.
September 5, 2024
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Case #24-0408042

Expungement
A 32-year-old man needs assistance with an expungement of a misdemeanor charge. The case was dismissed in 2023.
September 4, 2024
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Case #24-0403295

Small Estate Affidavit
An Army Veteran needs help to file a Small Estate Affidavit to distribute his deceased sister’s estate.
September 3, 2024
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Case #24-0402536

Probate with Will
A young woman needs help to probate her mother’s will.
September 2, 2024
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Case #24-0408043

Expungement
A 26-year-old woman needs assistance with an expungement of a theft offense. The case was dismissed in 2023 for lack of probable cause.
August 30, 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.
August 30, 2024
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Case #24-0407810

Expungement
A 36-year-old man needs assistance with nondisclosure of a failure to ID to P.O. False Information offense.
August 29, 2024
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Case #24-0396166

Estate Planning Documents
Estate Planning assistance needed for in-home Will execution
August 28, 2024
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Case #24-0407413

Expungement
The client is seeking help with an expunction for 3 offenses dating back 15 and 30 years. The client said she tries not to revisit those memories and is looking forward to having the records gone.
August 28, 2024
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Case #24-0402756

Custody
Veteran needs help keeping custody of his son.
August 26, 2024
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Case #24-0409266

Small Estate Affidavit
Decedent passed away leaving funds in a bank account that Applicant needs help accessing via a Small Estate Affidavit.
August 26, 2024
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Case #24-0409918

Affidavit of Heirship
Applicant who has been living in and paying taxes on home for years needs help memorializing her interest in the property via an Affidavit of Heirship
August 23, 2024
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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
August 22, 2024
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Case #24-0403467

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, Down syndrome, intellectual delay and is reliant on parents for all activities of daily living. They Speak Spanish.
August 21, 2024
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Case #24-0409394

Alternatives to Guardianship
A young adult with a disability turned 18 and needs various estate documents for their selected people to help them make life decisions as an adult. The documents requested and selected agents are listed in the questionnaire. HVL has an online form builder to prepare the documents. Applicant’s proposed supporter’s primary language is Spanish, but applicant speaks both English and […]
August 21, 2024
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Case #24-0396690

Expungement
The client is seeking help with 2 expunctions for records relating to offenses from 14 and 27 years ago. The client wants to move on.
August 19, 2024
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Case #24-0408145

SSI
You can help this older AccessHealth patient in Fort Bend County increase her chances to receive disability benefits. She applied on her own and was denied earlier this year – now she needs your drafting skills to make the connection on her disability application between her physical condition and her inability to work. Her physician confirms Client’s need for disability […]
August 19, 2024
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Case #24-0407549

A single mother who is a survivor of domestic abuse needs help getting past due disability benefits she is owed. Her benefits were suspended in 2018 when her abuser wrongly reported her to the SSA and then were restored in 2019. SSA informed the client that she would be getting the “back pay,” but several weeks have gone by without […]
August 16, 2024
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Case #24-0403304

Expungement
The client needs assistance with expunging a felon possession of a weapon offense.
August 14, 2024
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Case #24-0396588

Expungement
The 60-year old client describes herself as being close to retirement but feels like her criminal record from approximately 12 years ago has overshadowed her life and career. She needs help with 3 expunctions and 1 nondisclosure related to possession of controlled substance. Once the expunction case is complete, the volunteer may choose to help with the nondisclosure.
August 5, 2024
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Case #24-0397410

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Spanish-speaking parents seek guardianship over their adult disabled son.
August 5, 2024
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Case #24-0407817

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 spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and is reliant on parents for all activities of daily living. They Speak Spanish.
August 5, 2024
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Case #24-0405632

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 Trisomy 9 mosaicism, global developmental delay, seizure disorder, and a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. Child is reliant on mother for all activities of daily living. They Speak Spanish.
August 5, 2024
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Case #24-0399359

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parents of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, need assistance with co-guardianship. The child has epilepsy and autism. They speak Spanish, but wife can communicate in English.
July 29, 2024
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Case #24-0402694

IRS Tax Issue
A 21 year old client is seeking help submitting an audit reconsideration. She is transitioning to a new home after the parent she was living with was evicted. She needs help explaining to the IRS that she was eligible for the credits associated for her 4 dependents.
July 22, 2024
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Case #24-0396548

Divorce Abuse
Husband and wife, separated for 20 years, want a divorce, so they move forward with their lives. They each have their own home and they have an adult disabled child.
July 16, 2024
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Case #24-0397875

Divorce Custody
Wife/mother needs assistance with a divorce to move forward with her life.
July 15, 2024
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Case #24-0401259

Other Health Problems
Client needs assistance drafting and filing state-level administrative complaints against two entities based on one set of facts. The client is not a native English speaker. This case is available through the HVL/AccessHealth Medical-Legal Partnership in Fort Bend County.
July 15, 2024
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Case #24-0400817

IRS Taxes Examination
The client recently relocated and is helping her friend run her small business. She feels like she is starting over and is asking her help understanding what she can do about an old tax return. She is seeking help reviewing her 2021 tax return and getting advice about whether to submit an Offer in Compromise. She needs help reviewing her […]
July 15, 2024
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Case #24-0396711

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
A Young adult with a disability turned 18 and needs various estate documents for their selected people to help them make life decisions as an adult. The documents requested and selected agents are listed in the questionnaire. HVL has an online form builder to prepare the documents.
July 12, 2024
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Case #24-0403927

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 spectrum disorder.
July 12, 2024
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Case #24-0396334

Divorce Custody
Young wife and mother of 2 needs assistance with a divorce.
July 3, 2024
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Case #24-0400516

Divorce Custody
Father of 7 year old daughter needs assistance with a divorce and obtaining sole managing conservatorship. He speaks Spanish and comes to HVL through the AccessHealth Medical-Legal Partnership.
July 2, 2024
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Case #24-0396132

Divorce
A disabled woman needs assistance with a divorce from her disabled husband.
July 1, 2024
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Case #24-0400710

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 congenital reduction deformities of the brain and is reliant on his mother for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
July 1, 2024
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Case #24-0397543

IRS Taxes Worker Classification Dispute
The client is asking for help determining whether she will submit a worker misclassification form for the 2 years she worked for a company. In addition, she may need to file an audit reconsideration for the year remembers rolling over her retirement account. She works hard to resolve her problems but after 2 attempts she is seeking help.
June 28, 2024
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Case #24-0403465

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, scoliosis, and developmental delay and reportedly functions at an 8-12-year-old level. They speak Spanish. This case needs to be filed in Fort Bend County.
June 28, 2024
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Case #24-0395011

IRS Tax Issue
The client speaks Spanish and 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.
June 25, 2024
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Case #23-0391497

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 cerebral palsy and developmental delay. PW understands both Spanish and English, although their parents are Spanish speakers. This case needs to be filed in Fort Bend County.
June 25, 2024
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Case #24-0394108

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 cerebral palsy, epilepsy, lung disease and is mentally detayed. The child is reliant on parent for all activities of daily living. They are nonverbal. This case needs to be filed in Fort Bend County.
June 18, 2024
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Case #24-0399720

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Single adoptive mom seeks assistance obtaining guardianship over her autistic, non-verbal son.
June 18, 2024
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Case #24-0399759

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 Kleefstra Syndrome, autism and is reliant on mother for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
June 17, 2024
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Case #24-0399378

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 Angelman Syndrome, epilepsy, static encephalopathy and is reliant on parents for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
June 17, 2024
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Case #24-0396038

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Spanish-speaking parents seek co-guardianship over their adult disabled son.
June 12, 2024
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Case #24-0395812

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, developmental delay, is blind in one eye w/cataract and has ptsd. They speak English.This case needs to be filed in Fort Bend county. Siblings case is 24-0395810
June 10, 2024
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Case #24-0393283

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Spanish-speaking single mother seeks guardianship of her adult disabled son.
June 4, 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 31, 2024
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Case #24-0396751

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 an intellectual delay, severe autism, and is non-verbal. He is reliant on parents for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
May 30, 2024
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Case #24-0393832

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Spanish-speaking parents seek co-guardianship of their adult disabled son.
May 29, 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.
May 24, 2024
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Case #24-0395518

IRS Tax Issue
The client speaks Spanish and needs help getting information about her IRS accounts because she recently received a Social Security Number and she was previously using an ITIN. She was asked to wait for her 2022 tax return to be processed and she may owe taxes for 2016.
May 22, 2024
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Case #24-0395810

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parent of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child is blind, has gastrostomy, intellectual disability, autism, asthma, behavior issues, PTSD, anxiety, and failure to thrive. They speak English. Case will need to be filed in Ft. Bend. Sibling case, 24-0395812
May 17, 2024
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Case #24-0396355

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 cerebral palsy, chromosome 4 and intellectual disability. He is reliant on parents for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
May 17, 2024
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Case #24-0396575

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 cerebral palsy and is spastic quadriplegic. They rely on their parents for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish. This case needs to be filed in Montgomery County.
May 16, 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 #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 #24-0396123

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 #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 #24-0395991

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 #24-0393373

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 #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 #23-0393032

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 #23-0390505

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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