Tuesday, January 28, 2014

If I start divorce proceedings can he be the one to pay the fees? He is the one with the high paying job, i do not work nor have i worked si...

Question

If I start divorce proceedings can he be the one to pay the fees? He is the one with the high paying job, i do not work nor have i worked since 2005 from a car accident. and i have already left him, it has been 6 months already.



Answer

When you file for divorce, you need to pay your own lawyer.

You can ask for legal fees from the other party, and, if the judge awards them, and they get paid, then you may get some of that money back. Because there is no way to know if a judge will award fees (or how much), and awarded fees will not always get paid, lawyers are unlikely to work without some upfront fees from you.



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