Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

I was given a retainer agreement to sign that had the incorrect case number on it. The case number on the retainer was from a case involving my 23 year old daughters father not my 16 year olds father.

This attorney has not done much work on my case and has given me conflicting information about my child support modification. When I questioned my concerns with this attorney he withdrew from the case. This attorney is charging me $750 and has never even filed a single paper with the court nor has he contacted my ex-husband in the almost 3 months since I signed this paper. Is my retainer agreement valid with the incorrect case number?


Asked on 6/29/10, 2:47 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lucreita Becude Lucreita D. Becude, P.A.

What you signed was a retainer with the attonrey to represent you. As long as the proper parties were named in the agreement, I do not believe the case number is a problem. However, if the attorney charged you $750.00 he/she needs to give you an itemized statement as to what those charges were for. I would send the agreement to the Florida Bar and file a complaint.

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Answered on 6/30/10, 3:13 pm


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