Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey

Re: college tuition

If you think that what your lawyer did before means that you can represent yourself now then file the motion yourself. That is a very good way of discovering for yourself whether what lawyers do is no big dea.

Gary Moore, Esquire

Hackensack, New Jersey

www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com

Re: college tuition

I agree with the other attorney.

Re: college tuition

You may be able to best represent yourself and may not... the fact that you are asking for information on what to do and how indicates that you may need the assistance of a professional in this area.

Best of Luck to you

Re: college tuition

While I don't know the attorneys that frequently post on this site personally, I always review their answers and from what I can tell, they are good attorneys. Problem is, not every attoreny is good. Now, I don't even know who your last attorney was, but $1000 is pretty cheap. Now maybe there are really good attorneys that will take low retainers like that, but I wouldn't go that low. Its just not worth my time. First of all, at my standard rate, it wouldn't even get you 4 hours of my time so I can't see how you could do everything and go to court in that much time unless it was heard on the papers. Even still, 4 hours is not enough time to handle the motion. It sounds like you MAY, and I stress may have gotten ripped off. I see it all the time from lawyers that charge small fees and large fees. So, don't let the one experience impact your feelings about all of us.

To answer your question, I would at least meet with attorney first to get an idea of what you are looking at. I believe I remember your question and I think I told you that you probably didn't need a lawyer to just enforce a prior order. However, I would at least meet with an attorney so you have someone to go to if things get crazy. If the other side has an attorney and brings up some legal arguments, you can really be in the dark. You need to know everything that can come up so you are prepared.

I hope that helps. As always, you can call or email if you have any other questions.