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Case #25-0431142

Divorce
Disabled woman needs assistance with a divorce – no property or children
February 20, 2025
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Case #25-0437745

Divorce Custody
Young woman with 2 young children needs assistance with a divorce.
February 20, 2025
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Case #25-0432859

Name Change for Adult
A young woman needs assistance changing her unusual middle name to a a more common form of the name.
February 18, 2025
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Case #25-0433710

Affidavit of Heirship
The surviving common law wife of a Veteran needs help to file an Affidavit of Heirship to put their marital home in her name.
February 17, 2025
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Case #25-0434642

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Single mom seeks assistance with guardianship over her adult disabled son.
February 17, 2025
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Case #25-0437604

Probate with Will
A U.S. Army Veteran, who served as his mother’s caregiver since 2012 until her passing last month and who currently lives with and helps care for his Autistic nephew, needs to probate his mother’s Will.
February 17, 2025
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Case #25-0436647

Probate with Will
A U.S. Army Veteran, whose wife of nearly 60 years passed away last summer, needs to probate his wife’s Will and consolidate title of the marital home into just his name.
February 17, 2025
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Case #24-0410654

Probate with Will
A Veteran, whose wife of over 50 years passed away 6 months ago, needs to probate his wife’s Will and consolidate title of the marital home into just his name.
February 17, 2025
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Case #24-0413880

Small Estate Affidavit
The wife of a Veteran needs help to file a Small Estate Affidavit for her deceased brother’s estate so that she can access his bank account following his passing.
February 16, 2025
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Case #24-0425366

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Mother with special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child has Cerebral palsy and quadriplegia, is reliant on mother for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
February 7, 2025
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Case #24-0429292

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Single mother with special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. They speak mostly Spanish.
February 7, 2025
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Case #24-0421539

Muniment of Title
Applicant, who is the power of attorney and caregiver for her declining mother, needs to probate her grandmother’s Will for her mom’s benefit as Muniment of Title.
January 31, 2025
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Case #24-0411143

IRS Taxes Tax Preparer Fraud
The client is seeking help submitting a complaint about her tax return preparer to the IRS. The tax return preparer kept the refund she planned to use to help her 3 children. Your contribution includes drafting a letter to mail to the IRS.
January 30, 2025
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Case #24-0421305

IRS Tax Issue
The client is seeking help communicating with the IRS to get an update on his refund. He may need help sending proof of his income and getting information about what happened to his stimulus checks from 2021.
January 28, 2025
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Case #24-0407416

Non Disclosure of Criminal Record
Nondisclosure of misdemeanor assault with bodily injury charge for which Client successfully completed deferred adjudication community supervision in Harris County.
January 23, 2025
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Case #24-0403465

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Single mother of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child has autism, scoliosis, and developmental delay and reportedly functions at an 8-12-year-old level. They speak Spanish. This case needs to be filed in Fort Bend County.
January 15, 2025
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Case #24-0426120

Alternatives to Guardianship
A Young adult with a disability turned 18 and needs various estate documents for their selected people to help them make life decisions as an adult. The documents requested and selected agents are listed in the questionnaire. HVL has an online form builder to prepare the documents or templates.
January 14, 2025
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Case #24-0423155

Probate with Will
Daughter needs help probating her step-father’s Will so she can secure title to the home she’s lived in for decades.
January 13, 2025
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Case #25-0432297

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parents of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Medical-Legal Partnership, seek assistance in being appointed co-guardians of their adult son. The Proposed Ward (PW) has Fragile X syndrome, autism, and ID. They speak Spanish and live in Harris County.
January 9, 2025
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Case #24-0424621

IRS Taxes Tax Court
The client is seeking assistance with her U.S. Tax Court case after realizing she omitted income in her original petition. She intends to prepare a new tax return and needs help both with its submission and in communicating effectively with the tax court.
January 2, 2025
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Case #24-0408874

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Single mother with special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child has global developmental delay, intellectual delay, speech delay, autism spectrum disorder and is mostly reliant on mother for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
December 19, 2024
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Case #24-0417215

Divorce Custody
This case presents an opportunity to assist a dedicated mother who is seeking a divorce to protect her mental health and create a stable, peaceful environment for her children. The client’s primary goal is to finalize the divorce as smoothly and amicably as possible, prioritizing her well-being and ensuring minimal disruption for her family. She is a Spanish-speaking mother, so […]
December 19, 2024
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Case #24-0420312

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Single mother with special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child has cerebral palsy and is reliant on mother for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
December 19, 2024
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Case #24-0412260

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parent with special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child has both physical and intellectual disabilities and is reliant on parent for all activities of daily living. She adopted the child. They Speak English. The case needs to be filed in Ft. Bend County.
December 18, 2024
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Case #24-0412700

Divorce Custody
Client is a survivor of domestic violence who is working toward legal status in the U.S. for herself and her two sons. Client seeks a divorce from her estranged husband, who is homeless, abusive, and uninvolved in their lives. With family and community support, she can secure his cooperation to finalize the divorce. All that is missing is your assistance […]
December 13, 2024
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Case #24-0427176

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parent of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child has autism and is non-verbal. He has the mental capacity of a 2- or 3-year-old. They speak Spanish.
December 11, 2024
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Case #24-0393283

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Spanish-speaking single mother seeks guardianship of her adult disabled son.
December 9, 2024
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Case #24-0400516

Divorce Custody
Father of 7 year old daughter needs assistance with a divorce and conservatorship. He speaks Spanish and comes to HVL through the AccessHealth Medical-Legal Partnership. The volunteer attorney will have free access to translation services! The HVL mentor attorney for this case is bilingual and able to assist, as well.
December 2, 2024
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Case #24-0407817

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parents with special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership, need assistance with guardianship. The child has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and is reliant on parents for all activities of daily living. They Speak Spanish.
December 2, 2024
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Case #23-0390671

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Applicant and her husband, both Spanish speakers, seek to be appointed co-guardians of their adult disabled son.
November 25, 2024
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Case #24-0415494

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parents with special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child has Down Syndrome and is reliant on parents for most activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
November 25, 2024
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Case #24-0410415

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parents with special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership, needs assistance with co-guardianship. The child has autism and is reliant on parents for all activities of daily living. They Speak Spanish.
November 20, 2024
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Case #24-0410421

Probate with Will
Applicant needs help probating his parents’ Wills after they passed within a few months of each other.
November 19, 2024
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Case #24-0419884

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parents with special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child has epilepsy and autism and is reliant on parents for all activities of daily living. They Speak English.
November 15, 2024
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Case #24-0408136

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parent with special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership, needs assistance with guardianship. The child has an intellectual disability and is reliant on parent for all activities of daily living. They Speak Spanish.
October 25, 2024
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Case #24-0401304

Guardianship Adult
Applicant seeks guardianship of her adult disabled son.
October 17, 2024
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Case #24-0397543

IRS Taxes Worker Classification Dispute
The client is asking for help determining whether she will submit a worker misclassification form for the 2 years she worked for a company. In addition, she may need to file an audit reconsideration for the year remembers rolling over her retirement account. She works hard to resolve her problems but after 2 attempts she is seeking help.
June 28, 2024
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Case #24-0395518

IRS Tax Issue
The client speaks Spanish and needs help getting information about her IRS accounts because she recently received a Social Security Number and she was previously using an ITIN. She was asked to wait for her 2022 tax return to be processed and she may owe taxes for 2016.
May 22, 2024
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Case #24-0395511

IRS Taxes Examination
The client speaks Spanish and is a father of 2 children. The client is seeking help understanding the US tax system because he arrived in the US in 2021 and submitted his tax return for the same year. He needs help submitting a FOIA request to determine whether he should file an audit reconsideration to dispute the removal of credits […]
May 7, 2024
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Case #24-0393373

IRS Taxes Nonfiling Issues
The client speaks Spanish and needs help submitting an identity theft affidavit and filing his 2012 tax return. The IRS prepared a tax return on behalf of the client and the refunds for his kids now go toward the taxes owed.
April 16, 2024
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Case #23-0390505

Estate Planning Documents
Assist client with completing will and other estate planning documents.
August 9, 2023
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