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Justice shouldn't depend on a bank balance: Marwan's custody modification
Help Marwan cover the fees of a custody modification so He can stay with his family.
🇫🇷 Paris, Île-de-France, France2,363 views
I'm facing a custody modification. My hearing is scheduled for November, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $850. 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.
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 $850 goes:
• Filing and biometrics fees: $620
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $90
• Certified translations and document copies: $140
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Marwan
Updates from Marwan
Good news. Because of your gifts ($473 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $200
- Isla D. Santos 🇦🇺 · $100
- Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $50
“Wish I could do more. Hope the November deadline works out. - Gulu”
- Kurniawan Slamet Lubis 🇮🇩 · $50
- Corinne Alice Dupuy 🇫🇷 · $50
- Kendall E. Brown 🇺🇸 · $50
- Nancy Hannah Yamoah 🇬🇭 · $43
- Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $30
- Kemi Kehinde Gbadamosi 🇳🇬 · $25
“Hope things get better. Thought of Marwan all day after reading this. - Lagos”
- Harper F. Valdez 🇬🇧 · $25
- Damilola Blessing Akinwale 🇳🇬 · $25
- Varsha H. Naidu 🇮🇳 · $20
- Rowan N. Snyder 🇬🇧 · $20
- Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $20
- Indira C. Iyer 🇮🇳 · $20
- Swati Shukla 🇮🇳 · $20
- Maricel S. Zamora 🇵🇭 · $10
- Fahad Umar Baig 🇵🇰 · $10
“Hope it all works out. Thought of Marwan all day after reading this. - Islamabad”
- Kai Lei Xiao 🇺🇸 · $10
- Aria Wells 🇺🇸 · $10
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Best of luck, Marwan. Hope this works out for you. Love from Santos
You're not alone. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Abuja.
Shared it with a few friends. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Paris
Hope it all works out, Marwan. Looking forward to the next update. I'll check back for the next update. Take care
You're not alone, Marwan. Hope you get there.