Wasn't it Shakespear who said, "Let's kill all the lawyers?" At least, that's what I've heard. Maybe it's just one of those famous misquotes.
I hate this stuff. This was on our child support hearing. We hired a lawyer to cover our behinds and still got @#$%. Basically, we were given papers to turn over DH's income from the past three years to determine if an increase in child support payments was warranted. Since this same prosecuting attorney (don't worry, that's a normal part of the process) messed things up last time, we consulted our own attorney. We got a letter back from our attorney, saying this was the other attorney's reply and if there are any questions, please call. The letter was rather vague, so we called to ask if it was his opinion that this was a fair amount. The response we received was a request for more information. We supplied that and then didn't hear anything else.
We never heard that the matter was settled. We had to call our attorney several times before we received a response, and then we were told that the hearing was still on and our attorney was unavailable. And the hearing is this morning.
Gee, thanks for nothing. The entire point was to negotiate and avoid going to court to begin with. We were never opposed to paying more if it was fair (and of course nobody wants to). Now we will be responsible for her court costs as well.
Arghgrrrrrrrrr!
Sorry to be venting again, but I am so frustrated with the whole legal thing. I am so tired right now.
And the kicker? The ex, after crying and complaining about how much difficulty she is having financially, hence the whole child support thing, just drove back from a week's vacation in Florida. You know, a few days at Disney and a few days at Sea World for her and the kids, staying at one of the resorts. Kinda makes you want to be a welfare mom too, doesn't it?
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Yeah, this would royally tick me off, too.
Just remember, in the darkness, there are CherryBombs. With shovels.
Bless her heart.
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