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Legal fees for Ruby's family reunification petition in Akron
A family reunification petition deadline is approaching and Ruby can't afford the lawyer.
🇺🇸 Akron, Ohio, United States2,291 views
Ruby is facing a family reunification petition. The hearing is scheduled for November, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $1,800. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline.
Ruby has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at Akron Welcome Centre has confirmed that the case is valid.
If the deadline is missed Ruby 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 $1,800 goes:
• Certified translations and document copies: $290
• Attorney retainer: $1,400
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $110
Thank you for reading my story.
- Rowan
Updates from Rowan
Update from Akron: we've started the first stage. We're at 26% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
12% there. the plan for court-appointed interpreter and travel is now scheduled. Thank you.
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Thinking of you and your family, Rowan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
Thinking of you, Rowan. Hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless.
rooting for you, Rowan. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.
Wishing you the best, Rowan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Aurangabad.
wishing you the best. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Sydney this morning. Love from Sydney
Wishing you the best, Rowan. I hope things turn around soon. After 23 years in logistics I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Akron