Legal Question in Family Law in Connecticut
Attorney's representation leads to client's unsuccessful suicide attempt
Divorce action; Attorney represents wife; 16 yr. marriage; Physically abused; court approves six month TRO. Emotionally and psychologically abused. Her attorney disimsses the abuse saying it weighs little when the court decides property settlement.
Despite several violations of the TRO and numerous requests for action,her attorney never notifies the court.
Husband has his own representation, yet is allowed liberal access to wife's attorney's office.
Her attorney and his partner spend two hours on a public street brow beating her into signing a settlement that left her with no home, vehicle,or money.($44,000 in legal fees exceeded the cash settlement).
Reports from her psychiatrist diagnosing her with severe depression, anxiety,PTSD,and agoraphobia, were ignored.
She was given 45 days to vacate her home of 16 years. On the 45th day, she tried to kill herself.
Does her attorney bear any responsibility in this?
Can anything be done to help her?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Attorney's representation leads to client's unsuccessful suicide attempt
The answer to your question is not that simple. First of all, when was the divorce final? You have 4 months from the date the divorce was final to reopen the divorce. If a fraud was committed during the divorce,you can attempt to reopen it when you knew or should have known that the fraud occured. You may also seek relief with the grievance committee if there are grounds that your attorney(s) violated any of the rules of professional conduct. Finally, you may have a civil suit against the attorney. However, your safest avenue is to seek counsel to advise you after hearing all of the facts and reviewing your divorce file.
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