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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 #24-0403465

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.
December 2, 2024
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Case #24-0405632

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 Trisomy 9 mosaicism, global developmental delay, seizure disorder, and a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. Child is reliant on mother for all activities of daily living. They Speak Spanish.
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 #24-0410646

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Grandmother of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership needs assistance with guardianship for her twin grandchildren. The other case is 24-0410649. The child has epileptic attacks. They speak English.
December 2, 2024
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Case #24-0410649

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Grandmother of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership needs assistance with guardianship for her twin grandchildren. The other case is 24-0410646. The child has epileptic attacks.
December 2, 2024
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Case #24-0407415

Expungement
Client needs assistance obtaining expunctions for six (6) dismissed charges in Harris County.
December 2, 2024
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Case #24-0407612

Expungement
The client is seeking help with an expunction of 2 offenses that occurred 7 and 16 years ago. He feels the offenses have stopped him from getting better jobs even though he works hard to maintain his jobs.
December 2, 2024
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Case #24-0412696

Expungement
Expunction of two dismissed misdemeanor charges in Harris County .
December 2, 2024
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Case #24-0416983

Expungement
A 33-year-old woman needs assistance with expunging a possession offense. The case was dismissed in 2017.
December 2, 2024
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Case #24-0424100

Divorce
Young woman with no property or children needs assistance with a divorce. The parties have already separated personal property.
November 27, 2024
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Case #24-0418003

Divorce
This case involves a 60-year-old client who seeks a divorce (with no children) to move forward with his life after being separated from his spouse for many years. Despite the lack of a relationship with his spouse, the legal bond of marriage is preventing him from pursuing meaningful relationships and addressing what he feels is a deeply personal, moral and […]
November 27, 2024
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Case #24-0423084

Divorce
Disabled woman married over 20 years with no property or minor children needs assistance with a divorce.
November 27, 2024
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Case #24-0413486

Alternatives to Guardianship
This is a unique opportunity for a compassionate attorney to advocate for Client’s autonomy by ensuring essential guidance and security in her daily life. Client is over 18 years old with a gentle, innocent demeanor, yet unable to fully understand, engage in conversation, and express her own preferences. She seeks to designate her mother as her supporter to help her […]
November 27, 2024
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Case #24-0417408

Expungement
The 31 year old client is seeking help with 6 expunction of various offenses dating back 6 years and 13 years. He is taking online classes and is managing his way out of a criminal history that includes thefts in various counties.
November 27, 2024
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Case #24-0421640

Divorce
A woman struggling with homelessness and medical issues needs assistance with a divorce.
November 27, 2024
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Case #24-0417216

Expungement
Young woman needs assistance with expunging a DWI charge from her criminal record.
November 26, 2024
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Case #24-0417249

Expungement
Woman needs assistance with the expunction of 2 criminal charges that were dismissed in 2020.
November 26, 2024
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Case #24-0399378

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Parents of special needs child, from Texas Children’s Hospital Medical-Legal Partnership, need assistance with guardianship. The child has Angelman Syndrome, epilepsy, static encephalopathy and is reliant on parents for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
November 25, 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 #24-0423154

Small Estate Affidavit
Surviving spouse needs help accessing account holding deceased husband’s benefits.
November 25, 2024
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Case #24-0423480

You can help this young AccessHealth patient in Fort Bend County increase his chances of receiving disability benefits. Suffering from multiple mental health conditions, he needs your drafting skills to make the connection on his disability application between his disabilities and his inability to work. Client has held multiple jobs without success and wants to work, but simply can’t. Your […]
November 22, 2024
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Case #24-0396498

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Married parents seek co-guardianship of their adult disabled child.
November 20, 2024
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Case #24-0412557

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 spina bifida, seizure disorder, intellectual disability, restrictive lung disease due to kyphoscoliosis, paraplegia, cardiac abnormality and is reliant on parents for all activities of daily living. They Speak Spanish.
November 20, 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 #24-0415330

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Mother of child with controlled epilepsy, physical, and intellectual disability seeking guardianship of son. Son is reliant on his mother for all activities of daily living. English speaking. From Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership. This case will be filed in Montgomery County.
November 20, 2024
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Case #24-0420927

Divorce
After many year relationship and marriage, Applicant needs help getting a divorce from husband who is incarcerated.
November 19, 2024
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Case #24-0419190

Divorce
Wife needs help getting divorced from husband, who is incarcerated, after short term marriage with no children.
November 19, 2024
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Case #24-0417582

Divorce Abuse
After 20 years of marriage, wife, who i homeless, needs help divorcing an abusive husband and starting anew.
November 19, 2024
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Case #24-0413943

Divorce
Veteran with disabled adult child needs help with a divorce.
November 19, 2024
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Case #24-0410133

Probate with Will
Applicant’s mother passed away leaving a Will that needs to be probated to be sure her last wishes are fulfilled.
November 19, 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 #24-0423351

Divorce
Husband needs assistance obtaining simple divorce- no children, parties separated for some time, only property at issue is a vehicle.
November 18, 2024
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Case #24-0401259

Other Health Problems
Client needs assistance drafting and filing state-level administrative complaints against two entities based on one set of facts. The client is not a native English speaker. This case is available through the HVL/AccessHealth Medical-Legal Partnership in Fort Bend County.
November 18, 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 #22-0382269

Divorce
Older applicant needs assistance obtaining simple divorce from husband that left in 2015.
November 13, 2024
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Case #24-0402600

IRS Tax Issue
The client speaks Spanish. He is seeking help to track down what happened to a second refund erroneously sent to him by the IRS. He wants the IRS to stop taking his current refund to pay off the amount for the second refund. The work involves calls to the IRS and writing to the IRS.
November 12, 2024
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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.
November 11, 2024
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Case #24-0411944

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 Down Syndrome and Autism and is reliant on parent for all activities of daily living. They Speak English.
November 8, 2024
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Case #24-0396123

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, hemophilia, epilepsy and is reliant on his mother for most of his activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
November 4, 2024
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Case #24-0415363

Guardianship of Disabled Adult Child
Mother of child with controlled epilepsy, autism, physical, and intellectual disabilities seeking guardianship of son. Son is reliant on his mother for all activities of daily living. English speaking. From Texas Children’s Hospital Medical Legal Partnership. This case will be filed in Montgomery County.
November 1, 2024
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Case #24-0415901

Divorce
Disabled woman need assistance with a divorce. The parties have no children or property.
October 28, 2024
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Case #24-0399759

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 Kleefstra Syndrome, autism and is reliant on mother for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
October 25, 2024
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Case #24-0400710

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 congenital reduction deformities of the brain and is reliant on his mother for all activities of daily living. They speak Spanish.
October 25, 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 #24-0417807

Probate without Will
Applicant, who lovingly took care of his mother, now needs help probating her estate to ensure that what she left behind goes to his father.
October 17, 2024
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Case #24-0409423

Estate Planning Documents
Urdu-speaking client seeks assistance with drafting a will.
October 4, 2024
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Case #24-0416092

Estate Planning Documents
Vietnamese-speaking client preparing for heart surgery seeks a will and a declaration of guardian for her 16-year-old daughter.
October 4, 2024
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Case #24-0400817

IRS Taxes Examination
The client recently relocated and is helping her friend run her small business. She feels like she is starting over and is asking her help understanding what she can do about an old tax return. She is seeking help reviewing her 2021 tax return and getting advice about whether to submit an Offer in Compromise. She needs help reviewing her […]
July 15, 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 #24-0395011

IRS Tax Issue
The client speaks Spanish and is seeking help determining her collections alternatives for a joint tax liability. Her former spouse agreed to pay the taxes during their 2018 divorce but he stopped making payments and she recently discovered they still owed.
June 25, 2024
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Case #24-0395259

IRS Tax Issue
The client is seeking help reviewing his tax accounts for the past 6 years. He struggles with PTSD and wants help to determine whether he should make any corrections. There is also a tax liability for 2017.
May 31, 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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