Is an email and its attachement admissible as evidence

[plainNamedDad44]

Hi all,

I am fighting for joint custody and I have secured a letter from my previous neighbor of eight years (an RCMP and a school principle) that strongly attested to my parenting involvement. Problem is that the original signed hard copy is with lawyer, to whom I owe 30K and have fired for his aggressive billing. I am fighting this bill and as such he is refusing to hand over file until matter is settled.

What I do have is a soft copy of the letter and the email from them (my neighbors) on which it came attached. Can I submit this under a request to admit? Otherwise I have to further humiliate myself to my dear old neighbors and explain I am now fighting with the lawyer who is holding the letter they signed.

[SadAndTired]

The letter belongs to you and the lawyer has to give it back to you along with any other evidence you have provided.

What the lawyer does not have to give you is anything he/she has created (such as his/her own letters, copies of court applications, case conference notes, etc.)

Financial documents that you or your ex provided, originals of correspondence from your ex, anything you provided the lawyer belong to YOU and should all be returned regardless of the outstanding amount.

[plainNamedDad44]

The letter belongs to you and the lawyer has to give it back to you along with any other evidence you have provided.

What the lawyer does not have to give you is anything he/she has created (such as his/her own letters, copies of court applications, case conference notes, etc.)

Financial documents that you or your ex provided, originals of correspondence from your ex, anything you provided the lawyer belong to YOU and should all be returned regardless of the outstanding amount.

Thank you, I will walk in and demand it.

[SadAndTired]

Thank you, I will walk in and demand it.

Well, that is your perogative. LOL.

I would likely call the lawyer, arrange a payment plan with him (unless you plan to contest his billing) and ask him to have all of your own documents ready to pick up in 48 hours. That will give him time to photocopy anything that he wants to keep for his records too. Unless you've already burnt that bridge, you want to be able to call him up if necessary.

Just my 2 cents.