Saturday, May 5, 2012

HOW CAN I REDUCE MY LEGAL FEES?

QUESTION: I am $900.00 shy of the $3,395 my legal consultant asks for. How can I lessen the fee? I need just support/and QDRO orders. There's a house, but, I don't want to take it. Our kids are grown. We were married 22 years. My husband has worked for the same company since 1989.

MY RESPONSE: You could file an Order to Show Cause for Attorney's Fees, to raise additional funds to retain a full-service lawyer. The issues in your case appear to require more than just a consulting lawyer. Given the disparity between your and your husband's incomes, you likely are entitled to one or more Attorney's Fee Orders. Whereas you may not want to end up with the house, there may be equity in the house that you should be able to share in - if your husband gets the house, he should pay you 1/2 of its equity. After a 22 year marriage, you likely are entitled to Spousal Support until your death or remarriage. Also, there are QDRO attorneys who specialize in QDROs, who charge less than $1,000 to prepare a QDRO - many Family Law Attorneys refer the QDRO portions of their cases to such QDRO experts to prepare.

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