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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, France1,778 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.
- Wesley E. Sullivan 🇺🇸 · $147
“Hope it all works out. Only $147 but hope it helps.”
- Sinta Dian Siregar 🇮🇩 · $100
- Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $100
- Bartosz Dariusz Szewczyk 🇵🇱 · $100
- Gonzalo K. Núñez 🇦🇷 · $100
- Easton C. Tran 🇬🇧 · $75
- Novi Nur Maulana 🇮🇩 · $75
- Elke Sabine Groß 🇩🇪 · $74.50
“Hope this helps. Thought of Étienne all day after reading this.”
- Silas G. Stevens 🇺🇸 · $74
- Raimundo Jorge Miranda 🇧🇷 · $62.50
- Sharon P. Garcia 🇺🇸 · $62.50
“Blessings. Only $63 but hope it helps. - Tampa”
- Gaurav R. Patel 🇮🇳 · $54
- Vanessa Antônia Araújo 🇧🇷 · $50
“Hope this helps. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Vitória da Conquista”
- Paul Damien Carre 🇫🇷 · $50
- Mulugeta Yonas Teshome 🇪🇹 · $50
- Collins Musyoka Mbwambo 🇺🇬 · $50
“Praying for you. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Kampala”
- Meseret Yodit Taye 🇪🇹 · $50
- Prakash S. Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 · $50
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $50
- Pilar P. Rojas 🇪🇸 · $50
“Hope this helps. Hope the October deadline works out. - Seville”
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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