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Justice shouldn't depend on a bank balance: Jacques's custody modification
Help Jacques cover the fees of a custody modification so He can stay with his family.
🇫🇷 38049, Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France2,705 views
I'm facing a custody modification. My hearing is scheduled for December, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $2,600. 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 a local immigrant rights clinic 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.
Funds cover only the filing fees, translations and attorney retainer.
Where the $2,600 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $1,900
• Filing and biometrics fees: $520
• Certified translations and document copies: $125
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $55
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Jacques
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“Only $20 but hope it helps. - Quetta”
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“Hope it all works out. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Palermo”
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“God bless. Been where you're, it gets better. - Bacoor”
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“Happy to help. Thought of Jacques all day after reading this.”
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“Stay strong. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Makati”
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Is there anything that isn't money that would help Jacques?
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 9 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Stay strong, Jacques. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
Wishing you peace. Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry!
This could happen to any of us. After 20 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Mombasa
Thinking of you. Hope this works out for you. Love from Hamilton.