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Main Forums => Father's Issues => Topic started by: crayiii on Apr 29, 2005, 07:11:55 AM
I ran out of money for my attorney and he has withdrawn from the case. I live in Oregon and my wife and child live in Washington State (9 hour drive).
How can I respond to my wife (she has an attorney)? Everytime I need to file a response do I have to drive up and file it with the clerk?
Now that her attorney knows I don't have a lawyer, they are filing motions like crazy for spousal support, property, etc. Is there a way for me to respond from Oregon?
For other court issues DH had an attorney, but CS was something that they were to agree on themselves, so he went Pro Se. We live in PA. All of the documents that he had to file he had notorized and sent to the clerk via UPS (you can use certified mail).
In Florida, as I suspect in most states, you have to serve the other party (your ex's attorney) at the same time. A copy of all of the notorized papers were sent to the other party by UPS as well.
God, if we had to travel to Florida everytime PBFH raised a stink, we would be out thousands more than we are now!!!
This page might help too.
http://www.courts.wa.gov/forms/
Good Luck
REF
Go check out this site: http://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/WA/index.cfm
there ar many family law forms packets with complete forms and instructions.
and check out Clear:
CLEAR is Northwest Justice Project's innovative statewide toll-free telephone service for low-income people to obtain free legal assistance with civil legal problems.
Calling CLEAR
If you are low-income and have a non-criminal legal problem in Washington State, you may call the CLEAR hotline weekdays from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., and Tuesdays from 3:30 p.m. until 6:15 p.m. except in King County. If you are age 60 and over, regardless of income or county, you may call CLEAR*Sr.
CLEAR - 1-888-201-1014
There is a father's rights group in Washington State that helps fathers who have financial difficulties. My friends use them, and they are more successful now than they were with a private lawyer.
The group's name is "United Fathers." I think the website is ufa, and I can't remember what comes after the dot.
Good luck.