Q: As self representing party, do i have the right to work directly with ex's Counsel? It is unreimbursed med. expense issu
I am self representing after a long drawn out, $175,000 child custody battle that has ended. However, when it comes to unreimbursed medical expenses, she refuses to provide receipts as required on the State Form. i will not pay without proof of payment, and verification that it was not covered by her insurance. She is trying to state that I am not entitled to talk to her Counsel about the matter. Do I have a right, as a self representing party, to work through her Counsel? Can she prevent me from doing so. Obviously, it is a very contentious dynamic between her and I. I get along fine with the Attorney.
A: I'm responding from the standpoint of an attorney licensed to practice in PA, not NC. You have the right to contact her attorney. She may direct the attorney not to speak with you. If you make a nuisance of yourself the attorney may cut you off or restrict your communications to written ones. Your ex is trying to avoid having you run up her legal fees.
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