Legal Question in Family Law in California
In my last face to face meeting with my Divorce attorney I disputed some of his charges. Every attempt to contact him after this was in vain. He did not return my calls and shut down all communication. I did recieve a bill for me last session but in my opinion he did nothing that I asked him to do in that meeting nor corrected his previous bill. I am still getting billed for his time. What can I do and is there a statute of limitiations on him collecting from me for services not rendered?
1 Answer from Attorneys
You can inform the attorney that you dispute his charges. He must, then, provide you with a Notice of Client's Right to Arbitration. In California, an attorney must provide this notice and submit to arbitration, before the attorney can sue you for charges that you dispute. The arbitration can be non-binding or, if everyone agrees, binding.
The statute of limitations for the attorney to sue you for fees is, generally, four years.
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