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Custody modification: Faith needs $650 before the deadline
A custody modification deadline is approaching and Faith can't afford the lawyer.
🇰🇪 KenyaPosted Oct 1, 2026985 views
Faith is facing a custody modification. The hearing is scheduled for December, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $650. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline.
Faith has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at Nakuru Welcome Centre has confirmed that the case is valid.
If the deadline is missed Faith could lose the right to stay with the family and the job. The children were born here and this is the only home they know.
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 $650 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $450
• Filing and biometrics fees: $125
• Certified translations and document copies: $25
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $50
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
Updates from Hamisi
Good news. Because of your gifts ($10 in total) I met with the attorney and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Thank you all. We're at 3% now ($20). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the attorney and confirmed the amounts.
Quick update: $120 raised so far (18%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Babatunde Chukwuemeka Idowu 🇳🇬 · $10 · 2h ago
- Imelda G. Aguilar 🇵🇭 · $10 · 2h ago
- Julieta M. Rangel 🇲🇽 · $100 · 2h ago
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good luck, Hamisi. It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 9 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
You're not alone. Looking forward to the next update. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.
Stay strong, Hamisi. Your post was clear and honest. Take care.