How is he paying for this?

[Lostridgegirl]

What is the name of your state? Wisconsin
Will the state help pay for legal fees if you earn under a certain wage? My ex-husband is delivering pizzas, 20 hours a week, and has one of the areas best family law attorneys and a criminal attorney out of Madison. I can only assume he is getting assistance based on his financial situation. Is that an accurate assumption or is it possible he may be getting both attorneys pro bono?

 

[Zephyr]

he may be getting them pro bono- or someone may be helping him pay for them...the state does not pay for lawyers for family court

 

[Lostridgegirl]

he may be getting them pro bono- or someone may be helping him pay for them...the state does not pay for lawyers for family court

Is there a place where attorneys post which cases they are taking on pro bono or is that private?

 

[Zephyr]

private....atorneys do not advertise that they would take a pro bono case otherwise they would be inundated with requests- no one can really afford an attorney...it's just some people have the ability to move things around to make that happen

 

[acmb05]

he may be getting them pro bono- or someone may be helping him pay for them...the state does not pay for lawyers for family court

His criminal attorney could be a state paid though.

 

[Ohiogal]

Actually it is possible depending on where the case is (what court) that the family law attorney could be state paid. If it is an adjudication in juvenile court (or another quasi criminal case) the court may very well appoint an attorney. I have been appointed counsel in juvenile court for adjudications of custody. Normally however for a regular run of the mill case -- divorce, contested custody, separation, establishment of paternity -- an attorney would not be appointed. For a juvenile case tied in to dependency/neglect/abandonment or where Children Services is involved, appointed counsel COULD happen. Since she said there is a criminal case AND he has a family law attorney (she didn't say for what) it is possible the family law attorney could have been appointed.