What is the name of your state? Virginia
I went to court for a Pendente Lite Hearing. I went without a lawyer because my spouse has not been providing support and I have not worked in 14 years and am not currently working so I did not have the funds to hire a lawyer. We have 2 children.
Everything went okay until I got the Order from my spouse’s lawyer. His lawyer had changed what the Judge ordered in the proceeding. I made my changes and sent the Order back to his lawyer. His lawyer refused to make any changes and said that they would file the Order without my signature. I called the clerk of court to see about getting a transcript to help clarify some of the issues. They gave me the judge’s number and told me to call the judges secretary to find out who the court reporter was so that I could get a transcript. The secretary said to call my husbands lawyer to get the name. When I did I was told that there was no transcript that we had to go by his notes to do the Order.
This makes no sense to me. Is there no record at all of the court proceedings? Should I file my own Order with the court for the Judge to sign? Then let the Judge figure it out again? Seems like this would make the Judge a little bit angry. My spouse has already "misstated" to the Court regarding his Income by about $25,000 and his lawyer is aware of this, so I don't feel that I should rely on them to accurately do the Court Order. They did not provide copies of his pay stub as they are required to do. If they had done this than the Judge would have Ordered Support based on the correct amount. What if I don't sign it and they send it in and the Judge just signs it?
This makes no sense to me that this is the way things are done. I have tried to find out what remedy I should follow but have yet been unable to find an answer.
Thank you for any help.
I went to court for a Pendente Lite Hearing. I went without a lawyer because my spouse has not been providing support and I have not worked in 14 years and am not currently working so I did not have the funds to hire a lawyer. We have 2 children.
Everything went okay until I got the Order from my spouse’s lawyer. His lawyer had changed what the Judge ordered in the proceeding. I made my changes and sent the Order back to his lawyer. His lawyer refused to make any changes and said that they would file the Order without my signature. I called the clerk of court to see about getting a transcript to help clarify some of the issues. They gave me the judge’s number and told me to call the judges secretary to find out who the court reporter was so that I could get a transcript. The secretary said to call my husbands lawyer to get the name. When I did I was told that there was no transcript that we had to go by his notes to do the Order.
This makes no sense to me. Is there no record at all of the court proceedings? Should I file my own Order with the court for the Judge to sign? Then let the Judge figure it out again? Seems like this would make the Judge a little bit angry. My spouse has already "misstated" to the Court regarding his Income by about $25,000 and his lawyer is aware of this, so I don't feel that I should rely on them to accurately do the Court Order. They did not provide copies of his pay stub as they are required to do. If they had done this than the Judge would have Ordered Support based on the correct amount. What if I don't sign it and they send it in and the Judge just signs it?
This makes no sense to me that this is the way things are done. I have tried to find out what remedy I should follow but have yet been unable to find an answer.
Thank you for any help.
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