Legal Question in Family Law in California

I called and emailed Respondent's Attorney (on 12 Feb) to talk with her client about late payments and if Respondent didn't pay on time I would have to take back to Court and ask for Reimbursements and other issues.

Respondent's Attorney did not call me back nor email but several days later I received "Notice of No Longer Attorney for Respondent". The notice was dated 12 Feb, mailed on 14 Feb and received by me 15 Feb.

What does this mean? Did the Attorney no longer Represent his client on the 12 Feb? If she no longer represented the Respondent wouldn't I have received the notice earlier as I had received a notice when the Attorney would not be able to be reached during Christmas Vacation. Did this Attorney decide that day that she did not want to deal with the situation? If I take the Respondent back to Court I understand that I do not serve her client by way of his Attorney, but how do I serve the Respondent?


Asked on 2/16/14, 1:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

Normally the notice a party receives that tells that an attorney is no longer representing a party is a substitution of attorney, which tells the court and the other parties who the new attorney is and where papers are to be served. I am not sure what you received, however, as it may involve a limited scope representation of respondent or even a bar suspension of respondent's attorney.

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Answered on 2/17/14, 9:01 am


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