Errr! Court cancelled for tomorrow!

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Registered: 03-15-2004
Errr! Court cancelled for tomorrow!
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Wed, 02-23-2005 - 10:29am

This was SUPPOSSED to be the hearing for the RO. Where we would keep it on me & take it off Ave, in order for her to have court supervised visits with M.

When i was at my attys office last Thurs, he told me we woudl have to postpone it b/c he had a trail he couldnt get out of. I understand that, but I said "this is the point where Averey will be able to see him, i cant have it postponed". I reminded him the Womens Resource center offers their lawyer, for FREE, (which i had told him previously but he said he likes to represent his clients in court, especially if we were asking for the court sup visits) to represent the victim, during that hearing. He said that instead, he woudl send one of his partners, & that was fine with me.

So, here it is the DAY B4, & his secretary called me to tell me the court date was postponed - b/c he was in trial. AND she told me it will be togteher with the Temp Divorce hearing, on March 10th. Thats EXACTLY what i said NO to the other day. Whether he just forgot (& at $350/hr, he had better NOT) or he is stuck b/c he cant get someone to attend with me - i am pissed off. I told her, "Im sorry, but we CANT not do this hearing. I cannot keep my daughter away from him any longer - its not in her best interest. Can we get some sort of order anyway, that she can at least do the supervised visits with him?" So, Ave overheard it & started yelling "Yey!!!!!!! Daddy!? Daddy?! i get to see my Daddy!!!!!! & i said to her "See?" & she said "Oh Boy, let me see what i can do. Maybe we can get an order for the supervised visits with the postponment of the hearing".

& another thing that pissed me off ... i already emailed the whole court order request to Ginny, my attys assistant, on Monday - & this girl today told me she didnt have anything in the file ... & Ginny was on vaca all week. So could i resend it. Thats fine, but i am concerened the rt hand is missing out on what the lt hand is doing! Maybe this is all "normal" stuff, but this is SUPPOSSED to be the top divorce atty in the state ... he has better be as good as everyone says!

I am SO aggravated!

I am awaiting her call back. & i also put a call into the Womens Resource Center to SEE if by any chance, their lawyer COULD still represent me tomorrow. Of course, i dont WANT to go against what my lawyer is saying - but if they cant get the supervised visitation without that hearing, i want the hearing w/ the Womens Resource Center lawyer there with me.

Thanks for listening - R~

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 02-23-2005 - 2:27pm

Bummer!... and at least Avery sees you trying.


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~

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Registered: 04-27-2003
Wed, 02-23-2005 - 7:00pm

Oh have I been down that road a few times... My first attorney ( he was fired for this reason ) was NEVER available for court. My dates were scheduled and rescheduled SO MANY TIMES... all of which he would have to call me and all those calls of which he billed me for.....

I ended up getting most of my money back from this attorney because he didn't have me sign a retainer agreement ( which in NY is the law that you HAVE to have one signed at the time of retainer or else you are entitled to ALL of your money back ) But it still didn't change the fact that everything just kept getting delayed because of his "court appearances"... other than mine! It was so frustrating.....

I hope it gets better for you and good luck when the date does happen.

Hugs,

Angelena