Legal Question in Family Law in Texas
I hired a lawyer to file for domestication of my foreign decree judgement in TX ( judgement from Michigan) and modifying the decree. The lawyer missed the domestication portion and filed for modifying without domestication. We waited almost 3 months and yesterday we to the judge when mistake was discovered. My child is in a different state now and has been there for almost 4 months with his Dad Is it a any chance I can lose TX jurisdication because of this mistake? How long I have to wait again to be able to proceed with the case. I can't get any answers from my lawyer because I think of the fear to admit how bad the mistake is. I don't have an address for my child neither for my ex-husband and the service was done by publication. My ex left the state without my permission and took the child with him and now he is hiding and living somewhere in a motel. Can we still proceed with publication if the order was not even domesticated in TX? I can't get any answers about this either.
The judge won't talk to me as well since I have a lawyer
1 Answer from Attorneys
Here's what I'd suggest you do, right now:
1. Fire your lawyer. Send him a letter (a paper letter - don't send an email and don't pick up a telephone) asking him to withdraw from the case immediately, and tell him you want to pick up your file as soon as possible. Send the letter CERTIFIED (the postage will be about $5.50).
2. Start looking for a new lawyer. Go on the web.
As for your question about losing Texas jurisdiction, that depends on several factors that you can discuss with your new lawyer.
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