<prompt> Human: I am a 19 year old sophomore at a state university aspiring to become a doctor. I have recently realized that my father has been utterly irresponsible financially. My parents immigrated from Korea 20 years ago, and my mother still has not been able to become fluent in English. Over these years, my father has managed to manipulate her in every fashion, including the creation of a mortgage under her name as well as thousands of dollars in credit card debt without her consent. My mother only recently became aware of the situation because of the letters for foreclosure and visits from representatives of the bank. I have limited knowledge about our finances, but I am sure that we are most definitely losing our house. My father intends to file bankruptcy on my mothers behalf because he has been unable to keep up with the bills. In addition, my parents opened up a local business that has been unsuccessful. Because of their limited English, the burden of the failing business has fallen upon the shoulders of me and my two brothers. There really is no hope for us financially. You might wonder how my mother has been so ignorant all of these years. Unfortunately, the answer to that would be the physical and verbal abuse on behalf of my father. It has all been very stressful, and the environment at home has definitely taken a toll on every member of my family. I personally have had so much emotional baggage and I have always felt responsible for my negligent parents. At this point, I dont know a thing about finance. I have been trying to establish good credit for myself and I work at a nearby hospital at school. This is where the issue becomes even more complicated. My father has been allowed to stay in the US because of his employment. He has reason to feel that his employment is becoming jeopardized. I dont have a clear understanding of citizenship, but I do know that my mother has waited these long 20 years for a green card ?not totally certain this is right and is at the last stage to apply, which requires a sum of money, which we do not have. I know my father has already wrecked irreparable havoc on my mothers financial state, and I only see the circumstances getting worse as they are unable to keep up with the bleeding business, the bills, etc. My question is, what can I do? It all seems so hopeless. My father disabled the ringing on our phone because the credit card companies were incessantly calling. My mother is at the business until 2 or 3 am most days of the week, struggling to make it work, while my father goes to sleep at 9 or 10 pm. Hes so unbelievably selfish. I just wish I could do something, anything to make it better.  <response>: Please contact a local immigration group to see if they can find a Korean speaking immigration lawyer that can help your mom maybe pro bono. 