I have a question regarding changing representation.
My stepson's mom recently informed us that she will be self-representing at our upcoming conference, and that we should forward all the paperwork we would normally send to her lawyer to her instead.
We informed her that my husband is requried by law to serve the paperwork on her lawyer, unless he is first served with a Notice in Change of Representation (Form 4).
She claims that her lawyer told her that there are documents that my husband must sign in order for her to serve him and file her intent to self-represent.
We directed her to the Family Law Rules where it clearly states that all a party needs to do is serve and file Form 4 (which only includes their intent to self-represent or retain new counsel, their signature and date - no need for information from the other party) and that there is no need for my husband to sign anything for her to be able to dismiss her lawyer and represent herself.
She claims that he lawyer told her otherwise.
Any idea what this lawyer could have told her? Or what document she is asking my husband to sign?
(We used Form 4 when we chose to self-represent, and felt we went about it the correct way, as we were informed to do by the Court.)
My stepson's mom recently informed us that she will be self-representing at our upcoming conference, and that we should forward all the paperwork we would normally send to her lawyer to her instead.
We informed her that my husband is requried by law to serve the paperwork on her lawyer, unless he is first served with a Notice in Change of Representation (Form 4).
She claims that her lawyer told her that there are documents that my husband must sign in order for her to serve him and file her intent to self-represent.
We directed her to the Family Law Rules where it clearly states that all a party needs to do is serve and file Form 4 (which only includes their intent to self-represent or retain new counsel, their signature and date - no need for information from the other party) and that there is no need for my husband to sign anything for her to be able to dismiss her lawyer and represent herself.
She claims that he lawyer told her otherwise.
Any idea what this lawyer could have told her? Or what document she is asking my husband to sign?
(We used Form 4 when we chose to self-represent, and felt we went about it the correct way, as we were informed to do by the Court.)
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