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My lawyer did not catch a mistake in the minutes of settlement drafted in court...
The words Applicant and Respondent were mixed on the line where it pertained to child support incomes.
The minutes were hand written in court at a settlement conference.
I missed it, my lawyer missed, the opposing party lawyer made the mistake.
My ex and I initialed the hand written notes. Neither of us noticed it and maybe it was done on purpose... who knows.
My lawyer insisted his firm prepare the final paperwork since the opposing lawyer was very difficult. I asked him to have them do it but he insisted in doing it.
A month later I received a call from FRO. They received the new order and pointed out the paragraph in question.
I immediately notified my lawyer and they proceeded to fix it.
A new order was issued and I received a nice bill to fix this error.
I informed my lawyer I did not feel it was ethical for him to bill me for a mistake his firm did not catch, after all he was representing me and the firm was responsible for the paperwork accuracy.
We have already exchanged a few emails about this and of course lawyers love to argue why they are not responsible and why I should have to pay for this.
What course of action can I take? Law society complaint?
I'm guessing this is a lost cause and I'll have to pay but in all honesty should I really have to?
My lawyer did not catch a mistake in the minutes of settlement drafted in court...
The words Applicant and Respondent were mixed on the line where it pertained to child support incomes.
The minutes were hand written in court at a settlement conference.
I missed it, my lawyer missed, the opposing party lawyer made the mistake.
My ex and I initialed the hand written notes. Neither of us noticed it and maybe it was done on purpose... who knows.
My lawyer insisted his firm prepare the final paperwork since the opposing lawyer was very difficult. I asked him to have them do it but he insisted in doing it.
A month later I received a call from FRO. They received the new order and pointed out the paragraph in question.
I immediately notified my lawyer and they proceeded to fix it.
A new order was issued and I received a nice bill to fix this error.
I informed my lawyer I did not feel it was ethical for him to bill me for a mistake his firm did not catch, after all he was representing me and the firm was responsible for the paperwork accuracy.
We have already exchanged a few emails about this and of course lawyers love to argue why they are not responsible and why I should have to pay for this.
What course of action can I take? Law society complaint?
I'm guessing this is a lost cause and I'll have to pay but in all honesty should I really have to?
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