Q: Can You name institutions or addresses in Louisiana or internet for expropriation in Chicago?
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
my girlfriend living in Louisiana inherits a piece of land in Chicago that the city or state of Illinois wants to expropriate to build a school on.
As I understand it, the court is asking my girlfriend to receive $36,000 as compensation for the inheritance
but demands $1,250 in court costs by February 1, 2022, which she cannot raise in advance.
Otherwise, the property is to be expropriated, which without fair compensation for my girlfriend is for me a crime against the 5th Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
My girlfriend is now scared sick because she fears that she will lose everything.
Can you please help us and give me addresses in internet or contacts in Louisiana or name institutions who can help my girlfriend?
Many thanks for your help!
A: You will eventually need an attorney in Chicago if this matter goes to litigation but you may also want a Louisiana atty to assist you with this---use the Justia FIND A LAWYER tab and search for Chicago and Louisiana expropriation attorneys--contact/consult with a few of them ad then hire the one with whom you are most comfortable-----please do so quickly because, as you mention, you might have a February 1 deadline.
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