Do I have a case?

pb123 · Feb 18, 2011

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? I am in New Jersey. I went through a divorce almost 2 yrs. ago. What provoked me to go to an attorney was when I recieved a check in the mail (husband cashed his 401k) and it came to my address by mistake. The attorney new of the taxes that should have been paid and she kept stalling with all kinds of excuses until she drained what she could out of the check. By her not paying the taxes on the pension check, it caused me to lose my house and all the equity that we would have profited from. A total of $170,000.
Is there something wrong with this?

Hot Topic · Feb 18, 2011

pb123 said:
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? I am in New Jersey. I went through a divorce almost 2 yrs. ago. What provoked me to go to an attorney was when I recieved a check in the mail (husband cashed his 401k) and it came to my address by mistake. The attorney new of the taxes that should have been paid and she kept stalling with all kinds of excuses until she drained what she could out of the check. By her not paying the taxes on the pension check, it caused me to lose my house and all the equity that we would have profited from. A total of $170,000.
Is there something wrong with this?

A pension and a 401k are not the same thing.

Someone explain to me how an attorney is responsible for paying the taxes on pensions or 401k plans.

If this was the result of a divorce that took place almost two years ago, why the inquiry now?

Do I have a case?

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