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Junior Member
What is the name of your state? IN
In July, 2001, I hired an Attorney to 1) Get the NCP to pay his child support obligation 2) Modify child support b/c he is a professional athlete and was not paying as much as he should for his income level, and 3) Pay for my attorney's fees as a result. The Attorney filed the petition, however the case is still in the courts (the father keeps dragging his feet and my previous attorney - I fired him today - was not adequately handling the case). The petition filed in 2001 requested all of the above, yet now the attorney is requesting I pay him b/c the court had not yet ruled on the matter.
I have little faith in the attorney's abilities, and despite the original petition, I don't believe he has ever addressed the issue in front of the Judge. We have been to court numerous times (I haven't been able to make them all as I live out of state now), and 95% of the court dates have been a request by his attorney or mine for a continuance. We now have a court date next week, and I am going to have to represent myself. My attorney's fees issue has not yet been resolved however.
What should be my next steps? I plan to officially file a grievance with the Indiana Supreme Court for disciplinary action.
In July, 2001, I hired an Attorney to 1) Get the NCP to pay his child support obligation 2) Modify child support b/c he is a professional athlete and was not paying as much as he should for his income level, and 3) Pay for my attorney's fees as a result. The Attorney filed the petition, however the case is still in the courts (the father keeps dragging his feet and my previous attorney - I fired him today - was not adequately handling the case). The petition filed in 2001 requested all of the above, yet now the attorney is requesting I pay him b/c the court had not yet ruled on the matter.
I have little faith in the attorney's abilities, and despite the original petition, I don't believe he has ever addressed the issue in front of the Judge. We have been to court numerous times (I haven't been able to make them all as I live out of state now), and 95% of the court dates have been a request by his attorney or mine for a continuance. We now have a court date next week, and I am going to have to represent myself. My attorney's fees issue has not yet been resolved however.
What should be my next steps? I plan to officially file a grievance with the Indiana Supreme Court for disciplinary action.