LOL ... Inna says that emoji is awesome!
And for everyone offering to chip in, we got an initial offering back from the lawyer. She'll be sending a power of attorney (POA) which Kim (Silvio) will sign.
Right now we and one anonymous donor can cover the first round of the attorney's costs (around $400 USD) which includes filing the POA with the court. Once they acknowledge that she can access the case documents. Her fee includes translating that last document (the "decision/letter of the court").
However, the lawyer did note that with the courts being on strike, it could take some time to hear back from them. Grrr...
On the upside, with the POA in place, she would have access to all the other documents filed so we would need to decide what else we want to have her access and translate.
So, moving forward after this initial round of stuff, if we need some financial assistance we'll definitely let everyone know and will be happy to provide paperwork showing what's being paid for etc. etc. etc.
In the meantime, we just need to wait for the paperwork to get filed and then hope the strike doesn't put things off for too long. I'll keep everyone posted and keep your fingers still crossed that it all works out.