Seniors Adopt Grandchildren

By Bay Area Legal Services on January 26th

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Maternal grandparents, Sherry and Matt, have cared for their three minor grandchildren for many years.  They applied to BALS for assistance in adopting the children.  BALS’ attorney, , agreed to handle the adoption.  The youngest child has a different father than the older children.  The children’s mother and the father of the older children agreed

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Young Mother Keeps her Apartment

By Bay Area Legal Services on January 11th

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Belinda is a young mother of two who has lived in public housing for eight years.  After failing to pay her rent she received a notice for nonpayment.  The notice provided that she had two weeks to pay.  It also stated that she had 30 days to contest the action through the Housing Authority’s grievance

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Seniors Receive Foreclosure Assistance

By Bay Area Legal Services on January 5th

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Lucy and Mike applied to BALS several years ago after a foreclosure action was filed against them.  At the time, their sole household income was Lucy’s Social Security benefits because Mike was unable to work after he was diagnosed with cancer.  BALS’ attorney, assisted Lucy with filing an answer, but was unable to do more

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Disabled Client Relocates to Accessible Housing

By Bay Area Legal Services on December 27th

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Sophia is a physically disabled woman who lives alone.  She became disabled after suffering injuries in a car accident and she has difficulty using the stairs to her third floor apartment.  She often felt like a prisoner in her own home because she could not make the climb up and down the stairs.  Sophia contacted

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Abuse Victim Obtains Sole Custody

By Bay Area Legal Services on December 27th

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Chloe had been married to Dan for more than ten years and they had four children together.  For many years Dan had been abusive to Chloe, sometimes in front of the children.  With assistance from BALS’ Family Law Team, Chloe filed for divorce.  Although Chloe wanted nothing more to do with her husband, she recognized

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