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Custody modification: Inès needs $2,500 before the deadline
A custody modification deadline is approaching and Inès can't afford the lawyer.
🇫🇷 Toulouse, Occitanie, France1,758 views
I'm facing a custody modification. My hearing is scheduled for October, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $2,500. 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 Toulouse Welcome 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 $2,500 goes:
• Certified translations and document copies: $70
• Filing and biometrics fees: $610
• Attorney retainer: $1,820
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Inès
Updates from Inès
57% there. I met with the attorney and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.
Wanted to say thank you properly. 29% funded and I met with the attorney and confirmed the amounts.
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hope this works out for you. Thinking of Toulouse.
sending strength, Inès. This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.
Your post was clear and honest. I'm in retail myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you
Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Essen.
Thanks for sharing this, Inès. This could happen to any of us.