Case #23-0161833
CHILD REP. (Simple-to-Intermediate) This is a Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) appointment by Judge Jackson for a 5-year-old girl and 2-year-old boy. This is a pre-decree divorce case where parties are contesting allocation of parental responsibilities and parenting time schedule. Both parties are self-represented. The minors currently reside with their maternal grandmother due to DCFS history […]
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(SIMPLE) Divorce-Petitioner. Spanish-speaking volunteer preferred. PC seeks help with divorcing her husband. The parties were married in 2000 in Mexico. The parties separated in 2020 while still living in Michoacan, Mexico. The parties have two children: one minor and one adult. The minor child lives exclusively with PC since the date of separation. The parties […]
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(Simple) ESTATE PLANNING—Client, A U.S. Army Veteran, is seeking assistance to draft a will and powers of attorney.
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(Simple) NAME CHANGE—Client, a U.S. Martine veteran, is seeking assistance to change his first name as reflected on his birth certificate. He was taught to spell—and has always spelled—his first name one way, but it is not the same spelling as what is reflected on his birth certificate. As a result, he has more recently […]
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(Simple) ESTATE PLANNING—Client, A U.S. Army Veteran, is seeking assistance to draft a will. He wishes to donate his assets to a wounded veterans’ charity upon his death.
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(Simple) ADOPTION. Client seeks to adopt her goddaughter’s newborn son. The child was born prematurely, and the family has agreed that Client is better able to care for the child’s needs. The biological mother will consent, and the legal father is unknown.
Read MoreCase #22-0161267
(INTERMEDIATE). Divorce-Petitioner. Spanish-speaking attorney preferred. PC seeks help with divorcing her husband (AP). The parties got married on August 19, 2005 in Ecuador. The parties separated in March of 2022. One minor child was born to the parties during the marriage. The minor lives exclusively with PC and has done so since the date of […]
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(SIMPLE). Uncontested Divorce. PC is Spanish-speaking only but her adult son, Kevin, can help translate. PC seeks help with filing for divorce from her husband (AP). The parties were married on February 19, 2005 in Chicago, IL. They separated in January of 2016. Three children were born to the parties prior to their marriage. All […]
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(Advanced) CONTRACT DISPUTE. Client is Spanish-speaking. Client purchased a used vehicle under warranty that broke down shortly after purchase. Dealership agreed to repair the vehicle but has still not done so and refuses to turn over the vehicle to Client. Client needs attorney to represent him in resolving this issue.
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SMALL ESTATE AFFIDAVIT (Simple)- Client is seeking to file a Small Estate Affidavit to transfer title of a car into her name. Client Purchased the car with the help of her now deceased grandmother, but Client continued to make payments until the car was paid off a few months after the grandmother passed away. Deceased […]
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