Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia
j udiciary contact
i am currently representing myself in a legal matter regarding getting custody back of my son from family services in georgia.
since i am pro se and my own lawyer,am i allowed to contact the judge and ask her a question, ie did she receive a copy of the most recent psych evaluation?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: j udiciary contact
Rethink the representing yourself. If custody matters to you, invest the money that your child merits and hire counsel.
Your question indictaes just how badly you need to rethink being pro se. Before anyone should start a pro se case, they need to research the law and procedure well enough to know the basics, and it is completely improper to contact the judge. At best you will be ignored; at worst you will cause the Judge to be upset woth you for such a blatant violation of the rules and push the likelihood of success in your case further away.
Psych evaluations are not the norm in a case. If you have one in this case, it is all the more important that you seek legal counsel.
(My office does not do juvenile court matters currently, so we can't help you, but get a lawyer ASAP).