Legal Question in Family Law in Montana

My girfriend is in the middle of divorce proceedings with her ex husband, and she is currently being represented by an attorney who agreed to do it as a pro bono case. Her attorney though keeps changing his position as what she is entitled to when it comes to his retirement from the air force. Her ex husband to be has written letters about things she had done in their marriage and my girlfriends attorney says it doesn't matter since she now resides in a no fault divorce state where she filed for the divorce. Her attorney often brings up what her ex to be has said but refuses to listen to anything she has to say in her own defense. Now her attorney says that the divorce has to go through the state where her husband lives because that is where he retired from. She has been to a psychiatrist for the 36 years of systematic mental abuse that he had put her through and he says it doesnt matter?! Is it to late to acquire another attorney and start these proceedings over again?


Asked on 4/19/11, 10:47 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Carolyn J. Stevens CJ Stevens|Law

Generally, a client can hire new counsel at just about any phase of the case. If it is close to final hearing though, having to step in at virtually the last minute can be difficult for the new attorney. Instead, I suggest to an unhappy client that s/he sit down with the current attorney and clear up the questions or confusion. If she isn't satisfied with the outcome of that meeting, she can get a second opinion from another attorney, or she can hire a new attorney.

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Answered on 4/19/11, 2:22 pm


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