Just got back and checked my email. My L sent me a letter this week. She had asked me to set an appt. when I got the order. Um, I can read; don't need or want to pay $200 an hour to discuss what I can understand by myself. She said the wage garnishment paperwork hasn't been done (the one thing I told her I wanted done half a dozen times!!!) which she left up to H's L (even a total maroon could figure out that was going to be a problem). And an order splitting up our retirements (with me gaining substantially more from that arrangement.). She says of course she won't prepare those 2 orders unless I pay her and will take her at least 4 hours (which means 5 or 6), at least a $1000. Um, the wage garnishment order should be on her computer and take her 5 minutes or less to print out. WTH? But most Ls won't take your case without a couple grand retainer, so I think she is using this to pump up more fees (she's already gotten 10 grand or so from my brother, and $2500 from X.
Any ideas on this. At this point, I'm thinking about seeing if I can just do it myself; shouldn't be that hard if I can get a template of the orders (maybe a kit online or something). The judge already decided everything, and maybe have an L from my church look it over before I submit it. Another thought I have is the prior order with X paying me twice the fees is maybe still in effect until a new support order (almost half the original) is filed. Maybe X has a motivation to do the one order re: support/alimony? He is a L and would have an easier time doing of course. And then I could try to figure out the retirement thing....Any ideas on this stuff??? I DO NOT want to pay my L a grand or more. In her current letter to me, she said my "ensuing silence is ominous". WTH? I just got the letter today. She threatens if she doesn't hear from me by early this week (tomorrow or Tuesday) she will file a motion to withdraw. I'm thinking I should let her!!!
