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<p>Okay, to repeat what M2CK has already said:</p>
<p>The OP’s parents have NO legal obligation to file the financial aid paperwork with her school. Further, the OP’s mother has no legal obligation to the OP to file her tax return. Yes, she has a legal obligation to do it, but that obligation is NOT owed to the OP.</p>
<p>So, in a nutshell, an attorney can do absolutely NOTHING. And, just to put the icing on the cake, if the OP were to pursue an action against her parents to force them to do something (as opposed to paying her money damages), she would have to pay the attorney UP FRONT for every minute of the attorney’s time. Now, since she can’t come up with the $800 she owes the school, how exactly would you expect her to come up with the attorney’s fee?</p>
<p>The OP has a problem. The problem is with her parents. A chaplain or minister might be able to help solve it. A respected family member might be able to help solve it. But an attorney is NOT going to be able to solve it!</p>