Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
Scenario; Father and son in N.Carolina, Father has custody papers from that state, Mother in Florida has no job, no money but has documented full custody in Fla. filed long before Fathers claim. Father files for child support, mother goes to court and is told she must pay $200.00 monthly.
Question; Did the Mother have a right to a court appointed attorney, and if she was denied her right to an attorney by not being told she had the right, would that over turn the courts decision.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Mother had no right to a court-appointed attorney. The law allows for court-appointed attorneys in certain situations when a person is seeking child support, but not when a person may have to pay child support. That's because people seeking child support often have children on government aid, like food stamps or medicaid, and by providing a lawyer to get child support, the person may be able to get off government aid.
Brent, you should have told him to ask his law professor!!!!
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