Based on their testimony, the judge ruled that she would not order visitation against the wishes of the children, that they raised credible allegations of abuse, and that dad’s story just wasn’t credible at all. The CVLAS lawyer asked for a private hearing with the judge and the children, who all spoke English. At the same time a guardian ad litum, appointed to protect the interests of the children recommended that the husband have supervised visitation. On appeal to the Circuit Court, the Protective Order was again denied by the Court. In the JDR Court the initial Petition for a protective order was denied by the Judge due in part to some of her story being lost in translation. Our client called the police and had him arrested for trespassing. The husband was not deterred by the preliminary order and came back to the home. A CVLAS lawyer obtained a preliminary protective order on behalf of the mother and filed for a permanent protective order in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court (JDR). Further complicating this matter was the fact that client did not speak English and translators were in short supply. Her current husband had long been abusive to the children, including whipping two of the girls with an Apple computer charger cord. She had another 7 children by her first husband, who was killed by the Taliban. She immigrated with her family from Afghanistan to central Virginia about 4 years ago. Finally, they worked out an agreement so the client could pay off the remaining debt over the next 12 months.Ī mother contacted CVLAS to obtain protection from her violent husband and custody of her five children. In view of these multiple problems, the foreclosure sale was canceled, her home was saved, and the fees were reduced from $8,790 to $4,730. The letter noted that there were multiple problems with their plan to foreclose on her home. In response, the CVLAS attorney prepared a Circuit Court lawsuit to file and sent a demand letter to the foreclosing trustees. Neither the debt collection agency nor the homeowners’ association would accept any type of agreement. The client had spent months trying to work out a payment arrangement to no avail. A disabled CVLAS client was facing foreclosure on her home over a $8,600 bill from a debt collection agency retained by her homeowners’ association.
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