What does Lawsmith draft for a i-751 waiver declaration?

The conditional resident's declaration for an I-751 filed with a waiver of joint filing. You start from the matter's documents, describe it in your own words, or answer plain intake questions, and the draft comes back as an editable Word document for your review.

Where do the citations come from?

From the statutes, court rules, regulations and forms Lawsmith has saved from each state's government publishers, with the date each text was read and a label saying whether it is the official text. Before writing, the drafter must quote the saved text behind each citation; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked for verification.

Is it reviewed by an attorney?

No. Every draft is a first draft for a licensed attorney's review before it is signed, filed or sent. Each citation in it quotes the text Lawsmith has on file or is marked for verification.

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I-751 Waiver Declaration for attorneys in 13 states, drafted from published statutes

What you get

An editable Word document, drafted from your answers and the state's published law.
A proof of sources: every citation in the draft with the words it quotes, the source and whether it is the official text, the date the text was saved and its fingerprint.
Notes for counsel listing each point marked [VERIFY], each blank and each choice left for the client.
It goes to an agency, so the notes include the agency's filing reminders.

What the intake asks

Plain questions, in the order an attorney would take the facts. Anything left blank stays a marked blank in the draft; nothing is invented to fill it.

The declarant

Declarant's full name (the conditional resident)
Status and filing
Waiver ground or grounds
The spouse

The marriage

How the relationship began and the decision to marry
Life together
How the marriage ended
The abuse or cruelty
The hardship
The spouse's death

Evidence

Documents referred to

Execution

Declarant's language
Which language
Translation or interpretation
Execution
Where will the declarant sign
Other instructions or open decisions

Where it is offered

Every state Lawsmith has sources for:

California Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Virginia

Sources on file

The drafter works from the texts Lawsmith has saved for this document in the state you choose, plus federal law where it applies. Each is read from its government publisher and dated, and labelled official only where the state designates that text official.

State	Sources for this document
California	22
Connecticut	22
Delaware	22
District of Columbia	22
Florida	22
Maryland	22
Massachusetts	22
New Jersey	22
New York	22
Ohio	22
Pennsylvania	22
Texas	22
Virginia	22

Among them, for New Jersey:

8 C.F.R. § 1216.5. Waiver of the joint filing requirement (Executive Office for Immigration Review regulations)
8 C.F.R. § 216.1. Definition of conditional permanent resident
8 C.F.R. § 216.3. Termination of conditional resident status
8 U.S.C. § 1186a (INA § 216): Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses
8 U.S.C. § 1367 (IIRIRA § 384): Penalties for disclosure of information

How the draft is checked

Before it writes, the drafter must quote the saved text behind each citation. Lawsmith compares every quotation with the text on file, character for character; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked [VERIFY]. The draft still needs your review before it is signed, filed or sent. How citations are checked

Questions attorneys ask

What does Lawsmith draft for a i-751 waiver declaration?: The conditional resident's declaration for an I-751 filed with a waiver of joint filing. You start from the matter's documents, describe it in your own words, or answer plain intake questions, and the draft comes back as an editable Word document for your review.
Which states is the i-751 waiver declaration offered in?: All 13 states Lawsmith covers: California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.
Where do the citations come from?: From the statutes, court rules, regulations and forms Lawsmith has saved from each state's government publishers, with the date each text was read and a label saying whether it is the official text. Before writing, the drafter must quote the saved text behind each citation; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked for verification.
Is it reviewed by an attorney?: No. Every draft is a first draft for a licensed attorney's review before it is signed, filed or sent. Each citation in it quotes the text Lawsmith has on file or is marked for verification.
What does it cost?: Five documents free, no card. After that, Professional is $499 a month for one attorney.