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Originally Posted by Anne2.0
You should qualify for free legal assistance at a legal aid office, or through a law school clinic. I work part time with a legal aid office that also supports a law school clinic for divorces and court orders of protection.
Call your college/university student services and ask for a referral to legal aid for a divorce, or look up legal aid for your area on the net, or if you are at a university with a law school, contact the law school (or look on the net) and see if they have clinics that handle divorce cases. Or PM me and I will hook you up.
Also, in some states, private attorneys have the ability to get their legal fees from the marital settlement and may take clients who do not have access to funds.
I am not saying that it's a bad idea to seek a private attorney through pawning your stuff, but you are the type of client that should qualify for free legal assistance, and I would say from my direct experience that it is quality lawyering, even if you don't pay for it.
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I really appreciate this Anne2.0, however I really took MKAC's advice to heart and took action on getting the best I could pay for. My experience has taught me that the disadvantage to people using legal aid is more than perceived, it's a reality that I have endured and do not wish to endure again. H is very well resourced and I have done what I need to do to procure a big gun so to speak.
Part of this, is me finally saying I deserve to really do all I can to stick up for myself. That is a first for me. I'm tired of being pushed around
, esp since I have been so nice! I'm still anxious ans scared, but I am still moving.
I did call T today. He didn't answer so I didn't speak with him until this evening. I was happy to hear him say that I did a good job of responding appropriately to the situation in spite of my anxiety (paraphrasing). I had a very nice bath and feel like I can face this, even if I may need some help along the way.
I really appreciate everyone's support.
