What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
My situation is husband passed way on the end of March 2016. I assumed the attorney who prepared his will will be the one doing the probation for me.
Unfortunately after 7 months collecting all the bills, I sat down and talked to her about the probate. She not answered my questions, instead just timidate me that I will lost the house my husband left for me because the tremendous amount of medical bills not paid by the insurance company because the debate between insurance company and doctors which insurance company think the amounts doctors billed are egregious and unreasonable and refused to pay them.
I got no answer from her for any my concern. And she told me that she will not answer any my questions because I didn't hire her yet. And send me the agreement for me to sign. I didn't sign it. Instead I found another attorney willing to answer my questions and concerns and decided to hire him.
Now the former attorney, without me signed any agreement with her, file some documents to orphans court and try to withdraw herself from the probation, which is odd to me. And she billed me 500 under the ground of estate planning. As I know her claims her rates are 225/hr.
My question is
1. Do I own her this money?
2. If so, when should I pay it? Now from my pocket (because not enough money left in estate account to pay this amount) or after probation settled?
Tks for any help.
My situation is husband passed way on the end of March 2016. I assumed the attorney who prepared his will will be the one doing the probation for me.
Unfortunately after 7 months collecting all the bills, I sat down and talked to her about the probate. She not answered my questions, instead just timidate me that I will lost the house my husband left for me because the tremendous amount of medical bills not paid by the insurance company because the debate between insurance company and doctors which insurance company think the amounts doctors billed are egregious and unreasonable and refused to pay them.
I got no answer from her for any my concern. And she told me that she will not answer any my questions because I didn't hire her yet. And send me the agreement for me to sign. I didn't sign it. Instead I found another attorney willing to answer my questions and concerns and decided to hire him.
Now the former attorney, without me signed any agreement with her, file some documents to orphans court and try to withdraw herself from the probation, which is odd to me. And she billed me 500 under the ground of estate planning. As I know her claims her rates are 225/hr.
My question is
1. Do I own her this money?
2. If so, when should I pay it? Now from my pocket (because not enough money left in estate account to pay this amount) or after probation settled?
Tks for any help.