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Conference quokka::non_custodial_parents

Title:Welcome to the Non-Custodial Parents Conference
Notice:Please read 1.* before writing anything
Moderator:MIASYS::HETRICK
Created:Sun Feb 25 1990
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:420
Total number of notes:4370

382.0. "LOOKING FOR LAWYER (OFF-LINE)" by QUOKKA::3149::BALBONI () Fri Mar 22 1996 07:00

    My husband is a NCP looking for a EXCELLENT lawyer in the
    Worcester, MA area.   He is in the process of going
    for custody of his son.  I am not going to go into
    detail of the situation, but he has documented information
    dated back to 1991.  
    
    He realizes this is going to be a touch battle,
    but willing to try.  
    
    Please contact me off line if you know of a lawyer
    that might be able to help him.
    
    Thanks in advance.
    
    Denise
    
    SOLVIT::BALBONI
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382.1CSC32::HADDOCKSaddle RozinanteFri Mar 22 1996 08:419
    
    I don't live in the area, so can't help with lawyer other than to
    warn him that finding a good lawyer for this type of thing can be
    a tough process in itself.
    
    I wish him luck, and congratulate him for having a partner like you
    to stand by him in what is sure to be some tough times.
    
    fred();
382.2worc -lawyer warningQUOKKA::7892::SEMMELFri Mar 14 1997 13:4930
      I too wish you both lots of luck.  I do not have a lawyer referral
    for you for the Worcester area, but a lawyer "WARNING".  If you should
    happen upon an attorney Michael Wilcox - do NOT contract his services
    unless you plan on learning the legal process yourself to do his job
    for him.  
      I have a friend that's been divorced almost a year now. She is the CP.
    Her -ex had NO lawyer during their divorce, and Wilcox did a lame job 
    considering the lack of opposition. For a $1500 fee for 2 appearances
    in court, he didn't even perform the obvious tasks until my friend
    brought them to his attention. She often went weeks to a month before 
    he'd return her calls!
      She recently found out the hard way that her lawyer never followed 
    thru with a wage attachment for Dad (he's been transferring the $$$ 
    himself - and this week decided to stop!) And other standard paperwork
    that is filed after a divorce was never done. So rather than resolve the 
    situation, Wilcox' answer was another court appearance and more $$$ from 
    her - to re-litigate issues that are already spelled out in the divorce.
       When I tried to speak to him as she was so upset she was trembling,
    I was hung up on twice, and the 3rd time ordered to leave my name, and
    that they would contact Digital about my death threat to his secretary!
    Thank God I had 4-5 people around me during this whole fiasco to
    witness. They couldn't believe a lawyer could behave this way! Each
    conversation was about 3 words long on my end before I was hung up on.
    They started with me explaining that these problems are the result
    of work not done by their office, and then a click at the other end.
    
        Anyways, these times are hell enough as it is. Take the time and
    make SURE you have someone that's on YOUR SIDE.
    
     -Karen