What is the name of your state? Arkansas
I left my husband on July 4. We have two children together. We agreed upon a joint custody agreement which we put in writing and both signed. He however said that he would not agree to the divorce and was convinced that because he didn't want the divorce that I would have to remain married him for the rest of my life.
Long story made as short as possible - it was his night with the kids and he decided that I couldn't have them for my time and now refuses to follow what we had agreed to (no Judge had signed it, so I know it's not valid). I have not seen my kids since July 21, when he allowed me to have lunch with them (them including him). It was a bad situation. The last night they stayed with me was July 13. He continued saying that we could not be divorced.
I hired an attorney to file the Divorce and custody on July 28 (the soonest I could get the money). My husband also filed divorce on the same day resulting in two open divorce cases with two different Judges. My attorney finally filed a response on August 3 and a counterclaim for divorce because my husband had threatened to drop the divorce to prolong the situation. Problem is, there have been so many errors already made by my attorney. The response and counterclaim say that I live in a different county than I do and that we got married in 2006 instead of 1999. Now my husband says that this attorney can not represent me because he had paid him money back before I met him (in 1997). Could be mind games, I don't know. I can't get my attorney to return my calls and I am feeling like a pest because I'm calling everyday.
Is it normal for an attorney not to send copies of the papers that have been filed to their client? Is it okay that this attorney is representing me even if what my husband says is true? Could these errors in the papers affect anything? Do I need a different attorney already? I'm scared and I guess I expected that this attorney would get something to where I could see my kids at least if not temporary custody by now. Please help.
I left my husband on July 4. We have two children together. We agreed upon a joint custody agreement which we put in writing and both signed. He however said that he would not agree to the divorce and was convinced that because he didn't want the divorce that I would have to remain married him for the rest of my life.
Long story made as short as possible - it was his night with the kids and he decided that I couldn't have them for my time and now refuses to follow what we had agreed to (no Judge had signed it, so I know it's not valid). I have not seen my kids since July 21, when he allowed me to have lunch with them (them including him). It was a bad situation. The last night they stayed with me was July 13. He continued saying that we could not be divorced.
I hired an attorney to file the Divorce and custody on July 28 (the soonest I could get the money). My husband also filed divorce on the same day resulting in two open divorce cases with two different Judges. My attorney finally filed a response on August 3 and a counterclaim for divorce because my husband had threatened to drop the divorce to prolong the situation. Problem is, there have been so many errors already made by my attorney. The response and counterclaim say that I live in a different county than I do and that we got married in 2006 instead of 1999. Now my husband says that this attorney can not represent me because he had paid him money back before I met him (in 1997). Could be mind games, I don't know. I can't get my attorney to return my calls and I am feeling like a pest because I'm calling everyday.
Is it normal for an attorney not to send copies of the papers that have been filed to their client? Is it okay that this attorney is representing me even if what my husband says is true? Could these errors in the papers affect anything? Do I need a different attorney already? I'm scared and I guess I expected that this attorney would get something to where I could see my kids at least if not temporary custody by now. Please help.