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  1. #1
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    Default Errors in Judgment and Not Informed of Appeal Rights

    My wife and I went through a very bitter divorce. When we first went to court the support was done on an assumption of a number that was incorrect. After retaning council he went to bat for me. He did start filing the paperwork to correct everything. Since it went on for so long and I could not afford the support based on the made up numbers. I got into arrears with my support, so when we went before a judge again he raised $200 more for the arrear. At that time my lawyer know I would not be able to pay till it all got recalculated. In June he sent me a letter (I lived in Ga, my case and lawyer was in VA) motion to withdrawal as council for owing his firm a great deal of money. So right before my court hearing in June. I called the clerk and asked for a continous since I no longer had council. I also faxed and e-mailed my ex's attorney to find out about her agreeing to a continous due to my lawyer withdrawaling. She never got back to me. I then got my signed final divorce decree in the mail from my so called attorney. When reading it there were so many errors in it. And my lawyer was not there to sign it just sent in a faxed copy of the last page with his signature before the judge even signed. I never even know about the court date for the final decree nor got a summons on it. When questioning him about the errors he just replied that it is what it is. I never would of agreed to the terms set forth or signed and don't believe he signed it with my best intrest. I have not spoken with him since. I have also just found out that a judge never signed the motion to withdrawal. After 3 months of it being final I went to the JDC to file for a modifcation in support. When appearing before the judge she asked me why I did not appeal. I never knew I had 30 days to appeal. He never even told me that. So she based her judgement on the final divorce decree. And now my support has gone up yet again. Any advise on this would be so helpful.

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    Default Re: Lawyer DIDN't git-er-done

    It sounds like you are complaining that your lawyer stopped working on your case after your lawyer withdrew because of your nonpayment of bills.

    If you want your attorney to represent you, you have to pay your bill. If you want your former attorney to work on your case after the lawyer withdraws because you haven't paid your bill, you have to retain your former attorney all over again.

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