What is the name of your state? Maine
I'm writing on behalf of a friend. In brief, her husband, who filed for divorce, convinced her that she would be well taken care of after the divorce, and that she wouldn't need a lawyer. Instead, he would pay her the money (she desperately now needs) that he would have paid for a lawyer for her. He hasn't done any of what he said he would, and my friend, who couldn't even be at the hearing because of serious illness, is now without representation, and she is now in a dire financial and medical situation. (She was self-sufficient when she met her husband.)
Could not the husband be held in contempt, or at least, isn't he guilty of denying my friend due process? Has she any recourse for such coercion?
Thank you.
I'm writing on behalf of a friend. In brief, her husband, who filed for divorce, convinced her that she would be well taken care of after the divorce, and that she wouldn't need a lawyer. Instead, he would pay her the money (she desperately now needs) that he would have paid for a lawyer for her. He hasn't done any of what he said he would, and my friend, who couldn't even be at the hearing because of serious illness, is now without representation, and she is now in a dire financial and medical situation. (She was self-sufficient when she met her husband.)
Could not the husband be held in contempt, or at least, isn't he guilty of denying my friend due process? Has she any recourse for such coercion?
Thank you.