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matilda
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CS Lawyer fee $6,000 is that a lot??

07/14/10 07:52 PM

I went to a consultation with an attorney today about getting a custody and child support order. He stated that if the order is stipulated (we both agree to terms beforehand) it would be about $3750 plus $550 court fees. That would be for 10 hours work at $375 per hour.

If the father doesn't agree to terms stipulated and we have to go to court he said that would be about 5 hours at $375 per hour plus additional court fees and service fees for serving his employer. That would be about $2,000 more. I wasn't expecting this to cost $6,000. Does this seem excessive for CA?

The reason why I am thinking about using an attorney is that I want sole legal and physical custody because DD6's father is addicted to meth. I want supervised visitation. I am only asking for state guidelines for CS plus the add-ons allowed for 1/2 of child care.

Please let me know if these seems reasonable.

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CS Lawyer fee $6,000 is that a lot??	matilda	07/14/10 07:52 PM
Re: CS Lawyer fee $6,000 is that a lot??	cincsu	07/16/10 03:35 PM
Re: CS Lawyer fee $6,000 is that a lot??	patty63	07/26/10 07:46 AM
Re: CS Lawyer fee $6,000 is that a lot??	cincsu	07/26/10 01:34 PM
Re: CS Lawyer fee $6,000 is that a lot??	almostheaven	07/19/10 06:29 AM
Re: CS Lawyer fee $6,000 is that a lot??	cincsu	07/19/10 01:57 PM
Re: CS Lawyer fee $6,000 is that a lot??	matilda	07/19/10 05:59 PM
Re: CS Lawyer fee $6,000 is that a lot??	cincsu	07/20/10 01:31 PM
Re: CS Lawyer fee $6,000 is that a lot??	matilda	07/20/10 04:40 PM
Re: CS Lawyer fee $6,000 is that a lot??	patty63	07/26/10 07:49 AM
Re: CS Lawyer fee $6,000 is that a lot??	Sherron	07/16/10 03:49 PM
Re: CS Lawyer fee $6,000 is that a lot??	cincsu	07/16/10 05:15 PM
Re: CS Lawyer fee $6,000 is that a lot??	Brin	07/15/10 02:09 PM

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