OAKLAND — Ms. EMaia recalls how she burst into tears when she witnessed a judge’s ruling over a guardianship fight that had become a daily ordeal for her.
The Oakland resident had been battling for about a year to gain guardianship over her grandson, a legal struggle she would have been ill-equipped to wage had it not been for the advice, combativeness and professionalism of Legal Assistance for Seniors.
Ms. EMaia (who goes only by her first name) said she tried one law firm after another to see if they would help her establish guardianship. Complicating matters, the effort began during the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The result