Hello! I am very confused about something that happened a few years ago, but I didn't know of it until last year. I was married (young and dumb) in 1995, and it lasted just over one year. Becuase we had no assets, we shared his family lawyer's services, and I thought I was divorced in August of 1997 (per a court document that said this was the case, however, it wasn't signed by the judge). I remarried in 1999, and in 2004, tried to get my new husband (a Swedish national) a green card. I applied for my divorce certificate from the first marriage, and was saw that it was dated as filed in 2000, a few months after my second marriage. I called the lawyer who told me that becuase of a misfiling of the court records, the divorce wasn't entered until 2000, but she was trying to get it post-dated. My question is; can I sue the lawyer for legal malpractice? Because of this, my daughter is illegitimate, and according to a lawyer I spoke with today, who examined these documents, and saw that the lawyer forged information on it, I should find out about suing the lawyer for negligence. Any ideas? Thanks!

