Legal Question in Family Law in Arizona
I live in Arizona, I have 2 children in common with my ex-husband. He was convicted of child abuse on my son 6 yrs old at the time, there have been over 15 cps reports against him since that time, my son and daughter as well as the fathers 4 year old are still being abused, physically and emotionally as well as being locked in there room for days while at there fathers. I fought for custody in 2006 as we have shared joint custody since our divorce in 2004, but I can not afford a lawyer and my ex husband has spent over 40,000 on his lawyer so I lost in 06 and we remained with joint custody. CPS currently has an open case against this monster once again, and once again are not removing my child from having to go to his fathers, my son has nightmares every night, and is getting in ALOT of trouble at school since he keeps reporting the abuse to the school and no one has helped him, he is in counseling again as well. My ex husband served me papers yesterday and he is trying to take full custody now. He filled the motion with page after page of lies of course, however I can at least prove they are lies. IS THERE ANY HELP for my children? I need a lawyer to advocate for these children but I do not have thousands of dollors to spend, this creep only has to pay 25.00 per month in child support so I support all 3 of my children on my own. Are there any lawyers that will help my children? PLEASE
1 Answer from Attorneys
We can certainly help you in the modification matter. You should file a COUNTER-PETITION. However, I am not currently in a position of being above to offer free assistance. I would propose that you reach out to your close ones for assistance with our fees. This is obviously a very important matter, and you should not go in alone.
We have three attorneys. We charge from $220 per hour to $250 per hour. Our retainers can run as low as $500 for demand letters/phone calls, $1200 plus costs for uncontested matters, or from $2,000 to $4,000 for most contested matters. We can also structure assistance to help you represent yourself if your prefer, whether by the project or by the hour.
Please remember that a retainer is just a prepayment of time, and is not an estimate as to the total costs of the matter. If I finish within the retainer, then I refund any unearned amounts.
One of our attorneys can explain the issues and procedures better in person. As you can imagine, there is too much to cover via email. We offer free 1/2 hour consultations, in which we can discuss your matter in detail.
Please call us directly to discuss the specifics of your matter, or contact my assistant Gina or my paralegal Jennifer to schedule your free 1/2 hour consultation.
/s/ Rich J. Peters
R.J. Peters & Assoc., P.C.
1422 North 2nd Street, Suite 100
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
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