Free Consulation

[msfurman]

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Va

Does anyone know of an attonrey that will do a free consultation on family & paternity matters? That has low or reasonable rates? I am in a situation with both of my children from 2 different fathers and it will be very expensive to get attorneys for both. I am having rtrouble finding someone who will at least give a free consultation. And usually the retainers are so high. I am owed 17k in child support so I dont have the money.

 

[casa]

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Va

Does anyone know of an attonrey that will do a free consultation on family & paternity matters? That has low or reasonable rates? I am in a situation with both of my children from 2 different fathers and it will be very expensive to get attorneys for both. I am having rtrouble finding someone who will at least give a free consultation. And usually the retainers are so high. I am owed 17k in child support so I dont have the money.

Many attorneys will do free initial consults- start by going through the phone book.

You only say you have a situation- what is the situation?

You can also contact legal aid and pro bono organizations to see if you qualify for their help.

 

[msfurman]

One of my situations is on this page with the headline "Paternity Help".

My second situation is that in in Va your required to give a 30 day notice if you move out of the state with children to the court and other party. I sent my exhusband a written notice of my intent to move with my new address on it dated August 25, 2004, I moved Sept 27 and had my daughter registered in school by sept 28 or 29. That's 30 days. But of course he is saying he was not given a 30 notice. Well 2 days before I moved, I had him sign a piece of paper that stated that he was aware that I was enrolling our child in the school out of state. He admits to signing this. My notice that I sent to the court dated Sept 1, 2004 was I guess lost in the mail or they have very insufficient clerks but it was date stamped for Sept 20. Which is not 30 days notice.
The problem is that he is requesting sole custody because I moved out of state without his consent. He is not recognizing the written notice I sent him even though I have a copy of it. And at our pre-trial, his attorney only admitting to my ex's signature on the paper he signed several days before I moved and is using that as my intent to move notice. With hims using that and not acknowleding the other, it looks like I moved a couple of days after notifying him. I dont know what to do. He just dragged me through a 3 year court battle trying to take custody from me. I had sole custody, lost it and won it back on appeal. The appeal court found the lower court erred. However, that cost me 25k. I cant afford to lose my daughter becasue I dont have an attorney. Any advise on the move out of state. This child is 11 yrs old. Im hoping that if my daughter tells the judge that she wants to stay here with me, that they wont take custody away over thsis