She must be seeing a lawyer...what now?

[Awoken]

I have the attorney that I did the initial consultation with. She's been in practice for 20+ years in our area. we've spent a lot of time on the phone since then. her retainer is only 5k

this morning I called some of the lawyers that I had researched as being competitive with the firm that my W had picked. I knew which firm, because W left the paperwork out from her appointment (likely on purpose). I found out last night that she is using the founding partner at the firm.

i don't think I'm gonna be able to afford these high end lawyers. The initial consult is $500, then $500 an hour, plus $250 for support staff. 15k-20k retainer.