Legal Question in Family Law in Nevada
Fee
My xhusband owed me money, in
marital settlement agreement he
was to pay the money w/in 6 months
of date of agreement. A year passed
& he had yet to pay me. In the
agreement there was no stipulation
as to what would transpire had he
not paid w/in the 6 months. I called
the lawyer that did our marital
settlement agreement to ask & he
said we could go after him for the
money. I spoke to him on the phone
for less than 5 min. & said that I
think I want to do it so he sent via
email a retainer agreement & asked
that I sign it & drop off a check at his
ofc. I gave it some thought & the
next day I had a question that would
determine whether I would go
forward or not. I called several times,
emailed several times with no
response. I called again & spoke to a
gal in their ofc & told her the
situation, question I had & that
nobody was responding. She said she
didn't want to turn away bus. but I
didn't need to spend money to chase
money, said I could do it myself &
gave me website or I cld go to self-
help at fam ct. I didn't sign retainer
or give any money as I did not want
to move forward. They are trying to
charge me $1500. I believe I
am not liable for this money.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Fee
It is hard to tell from your message, if you signed the retainer agreement or not. You should contact the attorney or his assistant to see what work was done on your behalf and get a copy the bill. If you are unable to get any satisfaction then you can contact the State Bar Fee Dispute for help.