tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post2480361364229393297..comments2024-03-23T22:45:11.889-04:00Comments on Divorce in Connecticut: GOING, GOING, GONE: WHEN YOUR ATTORNEY FILES A MOTION TO WITHDRAW!Catharine Sloperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08915766638552096174noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-12404272118969654972018-04-15T12:40:52.737-04:002018-04-15T12:40:52.737-04:00You would file the following form with the court c...You would file the following form with the court clerk. See link: https://www.jud.ct.gov/webforms/forms/cl012.pdfCatharine Sloperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915766638552096174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-1615047638676283042018-04-15T03:31:44.542-04:002018-04-15T03:31:44.542-04:00Hi Cathrine,
Is there anyway you can point me in ...Hi Cathrine,<br /><br />Is there anyway you can point me in the right direction of the CT motion/notice to the court to appear Pro Se? I have a client who just had this very same thing happen, and this same attorney told her that she would not have to file anything to appear pro se. I told her in every state that I am aware of this is common practice. I've been looking for the specific motion and cannot find it anywhere, I don't know if I'm so tired that I can't see straight or if this template has vanished from the internet lol. Any direction you could give would be greatly appreciated. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11228250252526813031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-72622511977926289512018-04-14T12:36:30.377-04:002018-04-14T12:36:30.377-04:00Hi Cathy,
My partner was informed by her attorney...Hi Cathy,<br /><br />My partner was informed by her attorney she was filing a MTW on the grounds of breakdown in communication. She has offered no supporting evidence(I guess here she will use the ruse regarding Atty Client privilege) But i can clearly prove that it is all about the money she has harassed me more about money than she ever did regarding my case! She has called my accountant wanting information regarding the size my tax returns on several occasions. I have made her a reasonable offer regarding a payment plan which she has refused to negotiate. I have several emails demanding money...But not a single written or verbal concern about our breakdown? There has not been a single time that i have not followed or disputed what was asked of me by the court. Are my protestations in vain?<br /><br />Regards<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-39471209957433302042017-09-22T20:15:15.332-04:002017-09-22T20:15:15.332-04:00Dear Catharine,
You are in a unique position to m...Dear Catharine,<br /><br />You are in a unique position to make a difference. Individuals by the dozens in CT have commented to you about his / her attorney choosing to withdraw. I'm curious... do some do this as a matter of predictive business practices? I recently heard of one individual who received a motion to withdraw and it contained his name along with another client's name in the document. Both clients were active and headed towards trial. <br /><br />Possible for you to collect the names of attorneys that lever trial as a reason to kick up a huge pre trial retainer or continuity fee? Time to fix the system Catharine. Your blog is out there. Your blog can collect information others are too fearful to collect. Your blog can establish a constituency of individuals to join a movement for a better Connecticut. <br /><br />What do you think?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-88500894362417776622017-08-01T13:15:21.765-04:002017-08-01T13:15:21.765-04:00I am not sure what state you are in, but in CT the...I am not sure what state you are in, but in CT there is ordinarily a hearing on an attorney's motion to withdraw--they can't just inform you by mail. What do you mean "receipt of pickup"--ready to sign when you actually did pick up? Or did they write that you had already picked up the file? I'm always ready for the worst kind of behavior. I would not go alone to the attorney's office--make sure you have a witness, and also prior to agreeing that you did pick up the file, go through it to be sure that it is complete.Catharine Sloperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915766638552096174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-49557117210077079282017-08-01T11:49:01.827-04:002017-08-01T11:49:01.827-04:00My lawyer just withdrew. In an envelope, I receive...My lawyer just withdrew. In an envelope, I received a notice of withdraw in the mail. It came with a letter that said to call ahead to make sure someone is in the office before you pickup your file. There was also a receipt of pick up in the envelope. Now, no one answers the phone for the last 2 days, except the answering service. I think I should just show up and try to get them don't you think? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-78596927700824687172017-01-23T21:18:52.025-05:002017-01-23T21:18:52.025-05:00Have you requested reasonable accommodations from ...Have you requested reasonable accommodations from the Court?Catharine Sloperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915766638552096174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-87868351422674037192017-01-23T20:42:38.490-05:002017-01-23T20:42:38.490-05:00I'm a permanently disabled woman whose lawyer ...I'm a permanently disabled woman whose lawyer is dismissing themselves. They claimed on the motion it's because I no longer want representation...which is a blatant lie. My attorney asked for additional thousands of dollars the night before Thanksgiving-then when I said I had no more to give them on top of the $5000.00 retainer they had-the office stopped responding to my emails-calls-and letters. Now they are billing me an additional $5000.00 that I have to pay monthly..with no representation I have a pre-trial date-no lawyer-and an alcholhilic husband who tries to get me to sign his settlement he typed up giving me little to nothing.<br />I have no idea what to do next. I called the bar association and they blew me off too-said that money issues with lawyers are not a reason for complaints. I told them how the office procrastinated time and time again or just refused to answer and that didn't peak their interest either. You would think there are laws to protect the disabled from being taken advantage of...but I haven't seen them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-6579563160148822012016-11-30T23:24:36.258-05:002016-11-30T23:24:36.258-05:00HI ALL: I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT THE ATTO...HI ALL: I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT THE ATTORNEY. NEVER TRUST YOUR ATTORNEY BECAUSE NONE OF THEM AREN'T GOOD. IT IS ALL ABOUT MONEY! I HAVE TWO WORSE ATTORNEY IN MY LIFE. THEY NEVER BE HONEST WITH ME NO MATTER WHAT! I AM TELLING YOU. THE MORE YOU SPEND MONEY OVER THIS. IT IS NOT WORTH IT! THE BEST IS WHAT, CONTACT FBI OR SEND INFORMATION IN NEWSPAPER BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE COURTS GET NERVOUS IN PUBLIC. YOU CAN USE THE ATTORNEY NAME IN PUBLIC BECAUSE A LOT OF ATTORNEY DO NOT LIKE IT! NO MATTER HOW TRY SO HARD TO BE HONEST IN COURT BUT THEY SCREWED YOUR LIFE UPSIDE DOWN. I KNOW IT IS VERY HURT AND SUFFER OVER THIS. LET GOD DEALS WITH THE EVIL PEOPLE WHO HURT YOU THE MOST. WHY THEY WILL BE SPENDING THE REST OF THEIR LIFE WITH THE LIES. MY EX WIFE WANTS ME BACK. I SAID NO THANKS WHY BECAUSE SHE LIED, STOLE MY BROTHER GOLD COINS, REFUSE TO LET ME SEE MY KIDS, TELLING PEOPLE BAD NAME ABOUT ME, AND ETC. GUEST WHAT, SHE WILL PAY THE PRICE FOR WHAT SHE HAS DONE WITH ME.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-12593107615150637622016-11-17T02:15:41.642-05:002016-11-17T02:15:41.642-05:00Thank you so much for posting this and all your co...Thank you so much for posting this and all your comments!! I felt so isolated when my attorney used "breakdown of attorney-client" vague excuse to withdraw motion after using me for all my evidence, expert witness contacts and other contacts for the mass tort case. Used me and then premeditated to get rid of me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-66657961574345619402016-08-31T14:23:37.022-04:002016-08-31T14:23:37.022-04:00This might be a start: http://fatherhood.about.co...This might be a start: http://fatherhood.about.com/od/georgia/Catharine Sloperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915766638552096174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-45664623883360437982016-08-31T12:11:27.899-04:002016-08-31T12:11:27.899-04:00Hi, I live in coweta county Ga. Hired an attorney ...Hi, I live in coweta county Ga. Hired an attorney and paid him his full fee of $1,900 in one week's time, to simplify this conversation 18 months of time went by of him working on my case. I have never seen him face-to-face he rarely called me I had to always make contact with him, then one day I get a notice in the mail for a motion to withdraw as counsel due to loss of contact. On the notice it said I had 10 days to respond to the notice or the motion would be granted, I responded to the notice and only spoke with his receptionist she said everything would be taken care of that I've made contact time man I was told as man I was told that everything had been resolved. Possibly a month later I received another petition to withdraw as counsel due to loss of contact and once again they gave me 10 days to respond which I responded within the allotted time frame. And from that point in time until my court appearance of months later I was told by the judge that my lawyer filed another petition and was it was granted to him. Now I'm standing here with absolutely nothing and I do not know what my legal rights are or where I should turn for help I am unemployed now and I do not know how I can finish this case. My case is of a family law lawyer for child custody and legitimization and fraternity of my daughter to whom lives with me and her mother does not live here anymore, and the evidence that I've given my lawyer is favorably on my side for gaining custody but I do not have legal representation to make sure my daughter's best interests are explained to the court. Can anyone please help me?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963227177838674982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-36654009570236580372016-08-18T23:55:52.105-04:002016-08-18T23:55:52.105-04:00I am in tx. My attorney has informed me she is fil...I am in tx. My attorney has informed me she is filing a Motion to Withdraw. She told me I have to come to her office and sign it. <br />Do I have to sign something? Why does she need my signature on a motion she is going to present to the judge? I'm exhausted and don't want to get into the details here of my divorce but briefly, she withheld the final divorce decree from my review because she wants 3000$. I was a stay at home mom, homeschool teacher for 10 years and had no income. He took all the money out of our joint accounts, put them in his name and stopped paying any bills that weren't in strictly his name. We agreed to a settlement where I would her 50 percent of his retirement tsp. Because my attorney is holding up the final documents she is, in essence, withholding the money I would use to pay her. I currently have. $105 in my bank account. She knows that she has the ability to put the papers through for me to get the settlement money so I can pay her but instead she is withdrawing from my case. I cannot hire another lawyer. I am really at a loss as to what I can do. But my main question right now is, do I have to sign the motion to withdraw at her office? Thank you for your reply. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-8111204594529705062016-07-21T02:18:50.604-04:002016-07-21T02:18:50.604-04:00I am getting a divorce and the man I work for and ...I am getting a divorce and the man I work for and have become close to is in the middle of a divorce. Well as happends in a small town myself and my friends wife have the same lawyer. I thought " no big deal" the cases were not intertwined neither case is about infidelity. Two completely different cases. Well yesterday my attorney said she could no longer represent me because of conflict of intrest, but is continuing to represent my friends wife. Can she do this?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08912858199556865444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-54132957313475273822016-05-12T17:48:56.243-04:002016-05-12T17:48:56.243-04:00WTF
this is my story x3. 3 attorneys...all withdre...WTF<br />this is my story x3. 3 attorneys...all withdrew. Don't ever ask an attorney to do anything they don't want to do. Yph 'hire'them and you sign on to be obey their orders. Maybe I can accept that with a personal trainer. But when it affects my very future and the lives of my beloved children I won't accept it. We all need to unite and fight back... 3 years into this, I'm just starting to fight back. I will be in touch. For now... you all rally and keep up the fight....take the blows, document them and we will get those sons of bitches soon enough.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509829049425148727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-41387887129536580862016-04-16T12:41:15.814-04:002016-04-16T12:41:15.814-04:00I have no idea. This is a divorce website!I have no idea. This is a divorce website!Catharine Sloperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915766638552096174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-28635773356123623712016-04-16T12:06:46.233-04:002016-04-16T12:06:46.233-04:00How do I choose a personal injury lawyer?
Peonia G...How do I choose a personal injury lawyer?<br /><a href="http://www.radaroficial.com.br/d/5327433678979072" rel="nofollow">Peonia Guimaraes Machado Martins</a>Jr. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627387829300054935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-79878498409824926692015-10-02T18:41:32.944-04:002015-10-02T18:41:32.944-04:00In family court I think you have to fight to the e...In family court I think you have to fight to the end because the other side in the circumstances you describe will always find reason to come back for more. But I am just one person and I would definitely ask for many more opinions before you make a final decision on what to do. Catharine Sloperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915766638552096174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-90623576408055038092015-10-02T17:30:12.473-04:002015-10-02T17:30:12.473-04:00Here is the thing: he makes twice my salary and ye...Here is the thing: he makes twice my salary and yet asks that I give 75% of my salary to support him, give him our house and half of my savings. I think my husband is worried that his hidden assets will come out and his grounds for asking me spousal support will not stand in the court. Now he wants to settle out of court. He is worried about perjury as he severely under reports his income. I don't know if I should just say yes and be done with him. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-47910716141635047632015-09-30T11:54:09.071-04:002015-09-30T11:54:09.071-04:00Usually there is a lot of jockeying around over di...Usually there is a lot of jockeying around over discovery. A week is not a big deal. I know there is a tendency to read into everything that is going on, though.Catharine Sloperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915766638552096174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-54390815969388925172015-09-30T10:24:58.285-04:002015-09-30T10:24:58.285-04:00My husband had 28 days to respond to the initial f...My husband had 28 days to respond to the initial filing for discovery. On the 28th day, my husband's lawyer sent a notice saying that he withdrew from the case and that my husband would need two more weeks to respond to the discovery. Then on the 29th day, my husband's lawyer informed my attorney that he is back on the case and would need one more week to respond to the discovery. I am not sure what is happening here. I cannot fight this battle alone and my husband is very opportunistic. I am trusting my lawyer at this point. He is asking sole custody of my kids and 75% of my salary to support him. Why would a lawyer withdraw and then take up the case again? Is it just a ploy to gain more time for the response? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-31799318136908061062015-09-09T15:19:53.903-04:002015-09-09T15:19:53.903-04:00I am not an attorney, so I cannot give you legal a...I am not an attorney, so I cannot give you legal advice. I stand by what I said above, particularly if you have an unscrupulous attorney who clearly has no conscience. I do not trust the advice regarding real estate your ex owned prior to marriage because I believe your contributions matter if you can prove you made them. So I'd double check on that. You don't necessarily have to pay her bill however, particularly if her actions compromise the outcome of your case. But that takes a certain toughness to implement and you have to consider whether you are up for that. You can always file a written objection to your attorney's withdrawal and that will go on the record, but otherwise you are at risk should you appear. You still have more court dates and prep time to get a new attorney and to bring up your position and argue for it, from what I see. I don't believe a mediated agreement is official until a judge signs off on it. But again, you'd have to check with an attorney on that and best case scenario check with more than one. Also, doesn't hurt to go to a law library and see if the law librarian can direct you to the necessary Texas statutes.Catharine Sloperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915766638552096174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-17954200976743878682015-09-09T12:47:54.622-04:002015-09-09T12:47:54.622-04:00Hello,
I am in Texas.
My attorney surprised me on...Hello,<br />I am in Texas. <br />My attorney surprised me on Thursday of last week that she is filing a motion to withdraw, citing unable to communicate, when really it is because of a dispute I had with her about fees she charged for items that I ultimately found out would serve no purpose at all in my case. She racked up hours worth of billing me on appraisals for rental properties my husband owned before marriage. She never told me that I would not be entitled to any equity in the properties even though I helped him pay on them for years before I was diagnosed with cancer and lost my job. There are many other things she did and did not explain to me fully. I found out the uselessness of the items when we got to mediation and she herself called reimbursement claims that she had worked on for months, AIR.<br />Now I am left with a partial mediation agreement, a pretrail hearing on September 25 and a Hearing on Oct 5th.<br />My husband is not following the mediation agreement that she pressured me into settling on, which was only half of what she estimated I should receive, and when I complained she told me she felt it best that she sent the letter of withdrawal.<br />I disagreed because I have paid her near to 70k and fill she is leaving me in the biggest mess ever. Not to mention I have still received no reply of what will be done about my fee disputes.<br />Is it really advisable for me not to attend the hearing for her motion to withdraw that is scheduled for tomorrow?<br />Due to my illness my daughter was allowed to participate in meetings and can attest to the fact that the only communication problem we had was that I did not understand the laws, which is why I hired an attorney in the first place and placed my trust in the fact that she knew what she was doing and was looking out for my best interest.<br />Then to find out a lot of things she did was not needed or filed improperly was a shock. <br />What should I do? Can you give an opinion in detail as the hearing is tomorrow.<br />Thank you so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-15921135488805947382015-07-04T01:07:31.627-04:002015-07-04T01:07:31.627-04:00I would agree with you, however, I would caution t...I would agree with you, however, I would caution that many attorneys have computer experts who specialize in sanitizing attorney reputations on the internet. Often, the websites will support the attorneys and will simply remove comments by unhappy consumers simply based on an attorney request. I had one website contact me and ask if I really meant what I said because if I didn't mean it, they'd be happy to remove my comment. You cannot rely on the internet to expose the frauds. In fact, often, some of the most criminal attorneys have computer specialists who have positioned them on the internet to look really good. For instance, what is that garbage about "Super lawyers"--that is simply a matter of bribing the owners of the super lawyer website. So, again, you have to take a lot of what you see on the internet with a grain of salt. Catharine Sloperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915766638552096174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9173416929829483433.post-57132926460980645592015-07-02T03:24:04.483-04:002015-07-02T03:24:04.483-04:00Get the movie Divorce Corp it is about how corrupt...Get the movie Divorce Corp it is about how corrupt the divorce attorney's and process is. They victimize people in need and take advantage of people's deep hurt for financial gain. They are in it for the money and not the people. Had an attorney run up 100K in legal fees and did little to nothing and kept pushing out trial as he didn't want to prepare, he knew exactly what he was doing and orchestrating my case to take the the easy money and skate buy. He was constantly looking to agitate or frustrate me so that I would play into his agenda that I was a bad client. I didn't take the bait. but he broke our contract and turned around and wanted to substitute out because I wouldn't pay him an additional $8K out of the blue. He put on the substitution papers that I breached contract which is not a legal fact and that I refused to sign a substitution of attorney form which I did not. he is the liar and this looks bad to the judge. I am reporting him to the State Bar. Most people need to report more to the bar, write on avvo.com, pissed consumer, lawyerzrating, martindale etc. what they are experiencing. Also Rippoff report. Bad attorney's are in business only because people keep them in business. the power of the internet is important for us all to use. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com