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Justice shouldn't depend on a bank balance: Lungile's family reunification petition
Help Lungile cover the fees of a family reunification petition so He can stay with his family.
🇿🇦 George, Western Cape, South Africa507 views
Lungile is facing a family reunification petition. The hearing is scheduled for October, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $900. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline.
Lungile has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at the George Community Legal Centre has confirmed that the case is valid.
If the deadline is missed Lungile 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.
Funds cover only the filing fees, translations and attorney retainer.
Where the $900 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $630
• Filing and biometrics fees: $220
• Certified translations and document copies: $40
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $10
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Busisiwe
Updates from Busisiwe
Thank you all. We're at 34% now ($310). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
Quick update: $265 raised so far (29%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
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Thanks for sharing this. This could happen to any of us. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Blessings!