what to do if your lawyer screwed up your divorce case in Indiana?
which led my friend got almost nothing, her ex got all the realty estate, business, stocks, pension etc. The judge said all of these assets were of unknown value because the lawyer didn’t present any evidence about them.
Should she sue the lawyer or appeal to the divorce court?
An appeal probably wouldn’t help unless the judge made a mistake – it’s hard to believe that the judge would have awarded all of those items to husband just because the value wasn’t known. If they were things that the ex owned prior to marriage, the judge may have found that wife did not present any evidence that she contributed to any increase in value during the marriage, which would mean that husband would be entitled to those things.
She could sue the lawyer, although she may not get very far. If she really feels that the lawyer handled her case improperly, she should also report it to the state bar.
March 8th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
An appeal probably wouldn’t help unless the judge made a mistake – it’s hard to believe that the judge would have awarded all of those items to husband just because the value wasn’t known. If they were things that the ex owned prior to marriage, the judge may have found that wife did not present any evidence that she contributed to any increase in value during the marriage, which would mean that husband would be entitled to those things.
She could sue the lawyer, although she may not get very far. If she really feels that the lawyer handled her case improperly, she should also report it to the state bar.
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March 8th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
I’m glad to see that there is sometimes justice for the man…even if it is once in a blue moon.
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