What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Louisiana
After being married for 10 years, my wife had an
affair and carried a child for nine months before kicking me out of my
home and telling me that the baby isn't mine.
We have been living apart since 2007, she with the boyfriend who the
child belongs to.
We have had one child together while we were married, Evie who is
four, and I adopted her son, Noah, 10, while we were married.
She has gotten a pro bono lawyer for handling the divorce case. There
isn't much to contest to this, but I don't know if I'm being treated
fairly so I'd like to ask your opinion. Her lawyer is putting pressure
on me to sign this by tomorrow at 3 pm and while I'm sure it's just pressure
talk, it is still intimidating while I'm trying to figure out if what
is being presented is reasonable.
We've already split material items. I'm not asking for much from this.
Most of what concerns me are the child support payments and if they
sound fair and the 'elusive' court costs that the lawyer points out
that I would be agreeing to pay in full if I sign the paperwork. I
already pay for a credit card bill which was my wife's from before,
along with having paid regularly, what isn't court ordered yet, money
every month plus medical costs and school needs.
I earn about $16 an hour and work full time , and I sometimes work freelancing jobs part time. I don't mind paying money for the sake of my children, and I happily give more than what is being asked here every month, but I wish to make sure it does seem fair.
I am unsure about getting a lawyer. There was pressure that a lawyer
would cost me $2000 or more if I tried to find one and didn't just
sign the papers. I'd like to ask your opinion about this case, if
there's anything that could be done or things I'm not seeing that I
should look out for when if this divorce is going through. I honestly
wouldn't mind paying for a lawyer but I wasn't sure much would change
from this paperwork or if it would have any advantage.
I just feel nervous signing papers when I'm not totally sure if I'm
signing over rights or just agreeing to an amount that might be
unfair. Would hiring a lawyer just make this more costly or would it
change much from the paperwork? If you have any tips or suggestions,
I'd be grateful.
Thanks for your time.
After being married for 10 years, my wife had an
affair and carried a child for nine months before kicking me out of my
home and telling me that the baby isn't mine.
We have been living apart since 2007, she with the boyfriend who the
child belongs to.
We have had one child together while we were married, Evie who is
four, and I adopted her son, Noah, 10, while we were married.
She has gotten a pro bono lawyer for handling the divorce case. There
isn't much to contest to this, but I don't know if I'm being treated
fairly so I'd like to ask your opinion. Her lawyer is putting pressure
on me to sign this by tomorrow at 3 pm and while I'm sure it's just pressure
talk, it is still intimidating while I'm trying to figure out if what
is being presented is reasonable.
We've already split material items. I'm not asking for much from this.
Most of what concerns me are the child support payments and if they
sound fair and the 'elusive' court costs that the lawyer points out
that I would be agreeing to pay in full if I sign the paperwork. I
already pay for a credit card bill which was my wife's from before,
along with having paid regularly, what isn't court ordered yet, money
every month plus medical costs and school needs.
I earn about $16 an hour and work full time , and I sometimes work freelancing jobs part time. I don't mind paying money for the sake of my children, and I happily give more than what is being asked here every month, but I wish to make sure it does seem fair.
I am unsure about getting a lawyer. There was pressure that a lawyer
would cost me $2000 or more if I tried to find one and didn't just
sign the papers. I'd like to ask your opinion about this case, if
there's anything that could be done or things I'm not seeing that I
should look out for when if this divorce is going through. I honestly
wouldn't mind paying for a lawyer but I wasn't sure much would change
from this paperwork or if it would have any advantage.
I just feel nervous signing papers when I'm not totally sure if I'm
signing over rights or just agreeing to an amount that might be
unfair. Would hiring a lawyer just make this more costly or would it
change much from the paperwork? If you have any tips or suggestions,
I'd be grateful.
Thanks for your time.