should it take six months to receive settlement?

[Sherri]

What is the name of your state? Minnesota
My friend's divorce was final six months ago and she was awarded a pretty large settlement. She keeps asking her attorney when she can have her money and they just tell her we're waiting for papers from his attorney or something similar. Then it was "waiting for her to decide how much of it she wants right away", Now they say she has to go before a judge. She wanted some of it before the end of the year so she can put it on her 2005 taxes and they said it won't happen before the end of the year. Are her lawyers just sitting on it to collect interest or what? It's her money, why do you suppose she can't have it in her account?

[Sherri]

(Sherri again!) does she need to hire another attorney to check on the original one?

[seniorjudge]

Originally Posted by Sherri

What is the name of your state? Minnesota
My friend's divorce was final six months ago and she was awarded a pretty large settlement. She keeps asking her attorney when she can have her money and they just tell her we're waiting for papers from his attorney or something similar. Then it was "waiting for her to decide how much of it she wants right away", Now they say she has to go before a judge. She wanted some of it before the end of the year so she can put it on her 2005 taxes and they said it won't happen before the end of the year. Are her lawyers just sitting on it to collect interest or what? It's her money, why do you suppose she can't have it in her account?

Since your friend was supposed to have gotten a pretty large settlement, maybe she doesn't want you to know anything about it.

[HomeGuru]

Originally Posted by Sherri

What is the name of your state? Minnesota
My friend's divorce was final six months ago and she was awarded a pretty large settlement. She keeps asking her attorney when she can have her money and they just tell her we're waiting for papers from his attorney or something similar. Then it was "waiting for her to decide how much of it she wants right away", Now they say she has to go before a judge. She wanted some of it before the end of the year so she can put it on her 2005 taxes and they said it won't happen before the end of the year. Are her lawyers just sitting on it to collect interest or what? It's her money, why do you suppose she can't have it in her account?

**A: there is a HUGE difference in being awarded and seeing the $$$$$.
Show me the money!

[Sherri]

Thanks for responding. My friend and I have been close for 30 years and she knows I'm not after her money! She is unemployed and very depressed and I feel helpless. I don't want her to be taken advantage of.

[seniorjudge]

Originally Posted by Sherri

Thanks for responding. My friend and I have been close for 30 years and she knows I'm not after her money! She is unemployed and very depressed and I feel helpless. I don't want her to be taken advantage of.

Have her go camp out in her lawyer's office till she receives an answer one way or the other.

Also, tell her not to count...etc.

[stephenk]

Is the money in her attorney's trust account or is the money still with her ex?