Hi guys,
I had dealt with the Legal aid lawyers and the expensive ones too in last 4 years. The divorce is done, the property has been devided, the custody issue more or less settled. What's left is going to court 2-3 times a year when my ex decides that his income has reduced and applies for the court order variation in regards to the child maintenance. It seems that this kind of routine will be there for me for another 10 years at least.
I counted I spent $6000 in legal fees last year covering my lawyers work on the various correspondence and court order variations and received $4000 from the ex in child maintenance payments. Meaning whatever I received from the ex I gave to my lawyer plus 1/3 of this sum. It makes me feel quite stupid.
I'm charged $40 for each email from the legal secretary, even if it's only "we received your email, thank you."
My ex runs to his lawyer every time he had a bad dream about me and spend his waking hours looking for reasons to go to court.
I receive numerous letters from my lawyer reporting details of communication with my ex's lawyer. $40 to $80 per each letter. Usually, it doesn't result in anything.
I prepare all the financial calculations for my lawyer myself because I don't trust the lawyer's assistant, who had made mistakes in the past. I do my own research on the matters involved and submit the papers to the lawyer who then charges me for "research and review done".
I'm a quick learner and well organized. Do you think it would be possible to me to take over my own legal affairs and selfrepresent myself in future?
Don't get me wrong - I fully understand the importance of having a good lawyer at the time of divorce, custody an property division. I totally appreciate the valuable service they provide to the public.
But spending so much money on petty post-divorce stuff when this money could be better spent on my child makes me mad!
I had dealt with the Legal aid lawyers and the expensive ones too in last 4 years. The divorce is done, the property has been devided, the custody issue more or less settled. What's left is going to court 2-3 times a year when my ex decides that his income has reduced and applies for the court order variation in regards to the child maintenance. It seems that this kind of routine will be there for me for another 10 years at least.
I counted I spent $6000 in legal fees last year covering my lawyers work on the various correspondence and court order variations and received $4000 from the ex in child maintenance payments. Meaning whatever I received from the ex I gave to my lawyer plus 1/3 of this sum. It makes me feel quite stupid.
I'm charged $40 for each email from the legal secretary, even if it's only "we received your email, thank you."
My ex runs to his lawyer every time he had a bad dream about me and spend his waking hours looking for reasons to go to court.
I receive numerous letters from my lawyer reporting details of communication with my ex's lawyer. $40 to $80 per each letter. Usually, it doesn't result in anything.
I prepare all the financial calculations for my lawyer myself because I don't trust the lawyer's assistant, who had made mistakes in the past. I do my own research on the matters involved and submit the papers to the lawyer who then charges me for "research and review done".
I'm a quick learner and well organized. Do you think it would be possible to me to take over my own legal affairs and selfrepresent myself in future?
Don't get me wrong - I fully understand the importance of having a good lawyer at the time of divorce, custody an property division. I totally appreciate the valuable service they provide to the public.
But spending so much money on petty post-divorce stuff when this money could be better spent on my child makes me mad!
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