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Custody modification: Jéssica needs $700 before the deadline
A custody modification deadline is approaching and Jéssica can't afford the lawyer.
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1,074 views
Jéssica is facing a custody modification. The hearing is scheduled for October, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $700. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline.
Jéssica has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at a local immigrant rights clinic has confirmed that the case is valid.
If the deadline is missed Jéssica 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 $700 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $390
• Filing and biometrics fees: $185
• Certified translations and document copies: $85
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $40
Thank you for reading my story.
- Gabriel
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Take care, Gabriel. Your post was clear and honest. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too
Good luck. Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Comilla this morning. Take care.