Legal Question in Family Law in Iowa
Should I go to trail?
Last August I found out about the affair. I immediately filed for a divorce changed the locks and my husband moved out (voluntarily). We waited the alloted 90 days. In December we started the settlement bargaining (this should have been simple as we were only married 4 years, have house not paid off and have no children). In January my husband calls and says lets leave the lawyers out of this (to save money) figure it out ourselves. We met and came up with an acceptable settlement. His attorney was to write it up. This took two weeks! Of course when I got the letter from his attorney it was TOTALLY different from what we agreed on. Of course when I asked my husband about this he blamed it all on his attorney. I asked for us all to meet to just hash it all out. His attorney never responded. I called husband and asked why the wait it has been four days now and no response. Are they stringing me along? Because court date is coming up in two weeks. This should be over with. I keep thinking they are waiting so I won�t be prepared or to drop something on me at the last minute. He orignally wanted this over fast also so he could get his things from the house. Am I being paranoid? Should I forget the meeting and just go to trial?
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Re: Should I go to trail?
You have not stated whether you are represented by an attorney or not but it sounds as if you are not, based on the fact that you are communicating directly with his attorney, which would be highly improper if you did have an attorney. It sounds as if they are playing you. If you are not represented, you will likely get blindsided.
He has an attorney and so should you. If that is the case I strongly recommend if you have not done so, that you obtain local counsel at your earliest convenience.
I further recommend that you have no further contact with your estranged husband and let your lawyer do the talking.
What county are you in?
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