Q: I have a question about being served divorce papers while being in a rehabilitation center and having no legal counsel
Or representation and having issues with being told that I were to pay child support and kids are in the custody of State and that I have no visitation rights how is these things possible when I wrote a letter notarized letter stating that I needed time to prepare for this civil matter while I was in rehabilitation due to the fact I was there and while there a decision was still made I need to understand the discrepancies in this case in this matter could you help me figure out what's going on
A: The court is not required to wait until you are ready. You need to hire an attorney immediately to represent your interests. A letter isn't able to be used to stop or slow down the case.
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