jonnyonions
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Hi all, hoping somebody here can offer me some advice.
I have been going through a divorce with a solicitor over the past 5 to 7 years.
To say it has been a disappointment is an understatement.
I was in court recently and got pretty heavy attacks against me even though I pay absolutely loads towards my son's upkeep and maintenance and lots of other stuff that wasn't brought in to evidence because the extremely poor representation of my solicitor.
None of the care that I take of my son was never brought into evidence.
Problem I have now is the solicitor has never billed me for anything or given any estimates at all yet is now trying to charge me 18k without ever having sent any bills or estimates.
They are also coming off record, which is great, as I would do better on my own, but I don't know what to do as I have no more money for legal representation - especially if it's anything like the last one.
I paid them nearly 4k, and I'm still not divorced and I still have a court order to pay an exorbitant amount of money and my savings have been blocked.
First question is do I have to be in court when they come off record?
Second question is does anybody know know any course of action I can take other than the law society or the legal services regulatory authority to complain?
The entire process has been a shambles and I am completely screwed.
Plus my ex-wife has been lying on her affidavit since day one..... That is another issue separately.
I would love to see if somebody had a similar situation and maybe a fix......
All help and advice truly welcome
I have been going through a divorce with a solicitor over the past 5 to 7 years.
To say it has been a disappointment is an understatement.
I was in court recently and got pretty heavy attacks against me even though I pay absolutely loads towards my son's upkeep and maintenance and lots of other stuff that wasn't brought in to evidence because the extremely poor representation of my solicitor.
None of the care that I take of my son was never brought into evidence.
Problem I have now is the solicitor has never billed me for anything or given any estimates at all yet is now trying to charge me 18k without ever having sent any bills or estimates.
They are also coming off record, which is great, as I would do better on my own, but I don't know what to do as I have no more money for legal representation - especially if it's anything like the last one.
I paid them nearly 4k, and I'm still not divorced and I still have a court order to pay an exorbitant amount of money and my savings have been blocked.
First question is do I have to be in court when they come off record?
Second question is does anybody know know any course of action I can take other than the law society or the legal services regulatory authority to complain?
The entire process has been a shambles and I am completely screwed.
Plus my ex-wife has been lying on her affidavit since day one..... That is another issue separately.
I would love to see if somebody had a similar situation and maybe a fix......
All help and advice truly welcome