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30. Matt, I am not a lawyer. However, I will say you have to pay a good price for one. Lawyer's fees are

Thu Sep 14, 2023, 10:25 PM

Sep 2023

well beyond the amount you currently have. Please contact you country Service for the Aging. They will help you with a lawyer for free.I live in PA, Allegheny County. We have all sorts of programs for seniors. They may want your mother to contact them as she is the senior. She or you can apply on line. How is your food situation? Please Matt, contact Senior services.They are there to help you. Best of luck and I wish you and your mom well.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] mvd Sep 2023 OP

I wish I had more to give UpInArms Sep 2023 #1

Thank you so much for the wishes mvd Sep 2023 #10

You are so welcome UpInArms Sep 2023 #11

K & R Lisa0825 Sep 2023 #2

Good luck! Was able to pitch in a bit. MLAA Sep 2023 #3

Kicking this for more visibility. calimary Sep 2023 #4

Another kick... calimary Sep 2023 #7

Thanks mvd Sep 2023 #9

Thanks so much again calimary mvd Sep 2023 #60

Kicking so more people can see this... SKKY Sep 2023 #5

Done. Good luck out there. May you all come out of this in a better place. ancianita Sep 2023 #6

Thank you all so much mvd Sep 2023 #8

Hang in there! BWdem4life Sep 2023 #12

Thank you mvd Sep 2023 #15

Sorry to hear this XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #13

Hi Xana mvd Sep 2023 #14

Thank you XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #16

I don't think they do for a personal account mvd Sep 2023 #17

Kick before bed mvd Sep 2023 #18

When have you contacted your local Area Agency on Aging? Your mom certainly qualifies... Hekate Sep 2023 #20

Today I also had to pay a new lawyer mvd Sep 2023 #19

You told us you have finally gotten a social worker XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #21

AGREE! bluestarone Sep 2023 #22

I think he is using PayPal not go fund me debm55 Sep 2023 #23

About the DU Omaha Steve Sep 2023 #36

Hi Xana mvd Sep 2023 #24

If you need your social worker XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #25

Excellent advice mvd Sep 2023 #26

How long has the money here kept you going? You used to post in the Lounge. Hekate Sep 2023 #27

! XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #31

They can hopefully help for free mvd Sep 2023 #32

Okay, well that sucks XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #33

That lawyer doesn't specialize in real estate mvd Sep 2023 #34

Call them today XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #35

I did mvd Sep 2023 #37

This whole situation confuses me XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #38

Yes indeed mvd Sep 2023 #39

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I'm too poor to ever have a house to sell XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #41

That shouldn't be mvd Sep 2023 #43

Yup XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #44

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Poor patrons found rooms on Craigslist nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #47

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I cannot imagine being homeless at 75 XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #49

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I got burned out, compassion fatigue XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #51

$10,000. WTF!! Ptah Sep 2023 #28

Been much higher GoFundMes than that mvd Sep 2023 #29

Matt, I am not a lawyer. However, I will say you have to pay a good price for one. Lawyer's fees are debm55 Sep 2023 #30

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I've told you this ten times XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #46

Been responsive and consulted one mvd Sep 2023 #53

Update mvd Sep 2023 #52

You've been updating over a year XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #54

I do understand mvd Sep 2023 #55

Well ok. Incipient homelessness is an emergency XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #56

I do mvd Sep 2023 #57

Night all mvd Sep 2023 #58

I can't sleep tonight mvd Sep 2023 #59

Any donation will be a huge boost right now mvd Sep 2023 #61

I may post this in a bigger forum soon for visibility mvd Sep 2023 #62

Do you know any DUers in your region who could check in on you & your mom? Hekate Sep 2023 #63

Money does drain away XanaDUer2 Sep 2023 #64

Through my lawyer I found a solution mvd Sep 2023 #65