Unrepresented At Divorce Hearing Posted: 07-31-05 07:44am
My husband and I went to a lawyer together
because I felt that we had agreed on
everything. I was absolutely ignorant
of what a divorce entails. When the
judge was questioning me she asked "do
you realize that you're unrepresented?" I
said that I was shocked and had no idea
that that was the situation. I must
have gone white on the stand!
I had no money of my own to pay a lawyer,
so I trusted the one we went to. My ex
knew him from some tavern they used to
hang out in. (the lawyer lost his wife
and family many years ago, due to his
drinking problem)
I did think it was unusual that he asked
no questions about who was going to pay my
supplenental insurance, and dental, and
let my husband decide on all the finacial
figures. He made all the decisions with
no advice from the lawyer.
My ex has free insurance from work and
pays practically nothing for prescriptions
and has dental coverage. I'm on social
security and have no drug or dental
coverage.
The supplement costs quite a bit.
What really upsets me is that i'm a huge
deduction for him and i'm left with high
income taxes and medical payments. The
law should take into consideration the
facts of each divorce case. I was
totally innocent of anything yet he gets
away with everything!
The divorce took place 2 years ago. Is
it too late to seek adviice from another
attorney?
I was married for over 40 years.
