We at Learned Lawyer are excited to make two announcements about ways we are trying to give back to our community: trees and name changes!
Trees
Our estate plans are complicated and thorough and for now it is still necessary to print them out and sign them by hand. So we burn through a ton of paper. To help, we have partnered with Rotary District 5400 and their tree-planting project.
For every revocable living trust plan we prepare, we will donate one seedling that will be planted by Rotary in Southern Idaho (while supplies last). Our estate plans help our clients leave their legacy. Our hope is that these trees will help contribute in a small way to those legacies!
Name Changes
For several years, we have handled name changes for transgender people who are transitioning. We don’t charge a lawyer fee – the client just pays the court costs and publication fees. You can hear more about why we provide that service from an interview Scott did here.
We recently learned from some clients that some members of the refugee members of our community have been given “names” as part of the refugee process that aren’t actually their names. You can read more about the issue here, but some folks get assigned “FNU” as their first name, which stands for “first name unknown,” as an example.
So we have decided to extend this service to any refugee who wishes to change his or her name to something of their choosing, rather than something assigned to them by the government. Again, we will offer this service at cost. We only can do a limited number of these at a time, but please pass this along to anyone who might know someone who is interested. Or, if you’d like to donate to cover the costs for someone needing a name change, please contact us today!
