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divorce attorney

I retained a lawyer. I filed a OFP and had husband removed from house. I had left last fall due to verbal abuse. At the first hearing, he denied charges & date for evidence hearing was set for following week. Then his attorney filed an emergency motion to reverse my order. They had affidavits from all 4 of our girls (16,19,21, 32) plus husbands. The judge reviewed & ruled for me. Days later, we went to court to prove why I needed a OFP. I had all witnesses, letters, etc. My attorney knew I wanted in the house to stop the control my husband had over my relationship with my girlls. In the private room before my attorney listened to a audio tape I brought of harassment. She then ran out, came back & told me that my husband has agreed to stay away from me if I vacate the home and give him the daughter thats a minor. I said no and she argued every step - claiming the courts aren't going to allow me to stay in the home when I stated in documents that I left months ago. I told her I had proof as to why I couldn't stay & the judge had sided with me. She told me that the girls will have to take the stand & that their affidavits are damaging. 2 hours, and I agreed. After court...I realized what happened and fired her. Help


Asked on 6/12/08, 6:24 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Maury Beaulier612.240.8005 Minnesota Lawyers

Re: divorce attorney

If the matter was concluded with an agreement, it cannot be changed. You had teh assistance of counsel and, as a result, an appeal is unlikely to be effective. Instead, your case will have to be argued in family court as part of the divorce.

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Answered on 6/16/08, 11:27 pm


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