Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Did My Divorce Attorney Commit Legal Malpractice?

What is required to show lack of standard of care of an attorney who represented a party in a dissolution?
Information I provided to my attorney before, during and after trial was not provided to court and resulted in court not considering information resulting in significant financial loss in decree - allowed lies to be treated as facts by failing to object, failed to get medical records in through exception for child so was not considered (said would deal with on appeal, but refused to later, even though stated I 'got screwed' and the court is bias/corrupt, refused to represent on appeal). Attorney failed to present info to court respecting spouses refusal to make support payments agreed upon in stipulated agreement when judge failed to order (the remedy in agrmt) for 2 years. Discovered after the appeal that attorney's comments in court essentially cancelled the support agmt without my permission

ANSWER:  Your complaints are with the judge's decisions.  Your attorney, like all attorneys, made judgments about what information he thought the judge wanted to hear versus making the judge angry because it is irrelevant.  If prior promises made by your ex meant anything, we would start with the wedding vows.  What about those promises?  Much of what you think is essential information, doesn't matter.  Petty indignities and slights, no show, disses, don't legally matter.  I doubt you will find an attorney unless you want to pay an hourly rate with a substantial retainer.   Thousands of dollars chasing the wind.   Take the money the court left you with and put this disaster behind you, pay your child support and accept your marriage was the biggest mistake of your life.  Overcome. Don't grind yourself down.  Get a new girl friend.  Don't get married. 


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