Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

address history

hi i was wondering if i could pay a lawyer to get my x girlfriends full address history? cause it has to do with how much i owe for child support, plus the documents i have can prove fraud,nelgect of custudy and support on her part, cause she was collecting welfare in another state while her daughter/my daughter was living in another state and under my social security record collecting a check and is still getting the check and shes gonna b 22 in april. p.s. i tried to get a lawyer apointed to me , all they do is fill out forms and even a cheap lawyer is not cheap . any idea would help, thanks


Asked on 1/30/09, 10:35 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Gregory Lee Gregory P. Lee, Attorney at Law

Re: address history

If you believe tat there had been fraud, it is a criminal matter. Bring it to law enforcement.

A lawyer who simply did this at request would have to be wondering whether you were abusive and seeking to track her down, etc. I don't suggest that you are, but you need to understand why no lawyer in his or her right mind would simply hand over an address history to you. If the woman turned up injured, the lawyer would at LEAST be potentially liable on a civil judgment for negligence, and might arguably be accused of being an accomplice. The Board of Bar Overseers would get involved. Welcome to the wonderful world of self-protective paranoia.

Bring your concerns to law enforcement. If the concerns are legitimate, and within the appropriate jurisdictions and statutes of limitation, they can help. Restitution can be given to you as appropriate through the criminal action.

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Answered on 1/31/09, 5:26 pm


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