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Custody modification: Étienne needs $3,150 before the deadline
A custody modification deadline is approaching and Étienne cannot afford the lawyer.
🇫🇷 Hauts-de-France, France1,777 views
I'm facing a custody modification. My hearing is scheduled for October, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $3,150. I have been told by three legal-aid offices that their waiting list is longer than my deadline.
I have all of my paperwork ready, and my caseworker at the Amiens Community Legal Centre has confirmed that my case is valid.
If I miss the deadline I could lose my right to stay with my family and my job. My children were born here and this is the only home they know.
I'll share any non-sensitive updates as the case moves along.
The money goes to the immigration attorney's trust account and the court filing office. I'll upload receipts with sensitive details removed.
Where the $3,150 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $2,550
• Filing and biometrics fees: $310
• Certified translations and document copies: $140
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $150
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Updates from Étienne
Quick update: $875 raised so far (28%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Oliver T. McDonald 🇺🇸 · $10
- Raimundo Jorge Miranda 🇧🇷 · $62.50
- Sinta Dian Siregar 🇮🇩 · $100
- Vanessa Antônia Araújo 🇧🇷 · $50
“Hope this helps. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Vitória da Conquista”
- Giang Toàn Dinh 🇻🇳 · $15
“Praying for you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Hải Phòng”
- Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $100
- Easton C. Tran 🇬🇧 · $75
- Finn Dieter Walter 🇩🇪 · $10
- Kevin W. Foster 🇺🇸 · $10
- Paul Damien Carre 🇫🇷 · $50
- Christian S. Rojas 🇺🇸 · $25
- Riddhi G. Bhavsar 🇮🇳 · $30
- Mulugeta Yonas Teshome 🇪🇹 · $50
- Collins Musyoka Mbwambo 🇺🇬 · $50
“Praying for you. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Kampala”
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $5
“Good luck. Thought of Étienne all day after reading this.”
- Salma Nour Youssef 🇪🇬 · $15
“Thought of Étienne all day after reading this. - Aswan”
- Ebuka Kayode Lasisi 🇳🇬 · $20
- Sharon P. Garcia 🇺🇸 · $62.50
“Blessings. Only $63 but hope it helps. - Tampa”
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
- Meseret Yodit Taye 🇪🇹 · $50
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Good luck, Étienne. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care.
Sending good thoughts, Étienne. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Sheffield but we're thinking of you.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Amiens