Brooklyn, NY asked in Child Custody and Family Law for New York

Q: Hi, I hired a lawyer in my family court child custody case and now the judge says I am eligible for a court assigned

my attorney says he can't represent me anymore because the court pays little.

Can I pay the difference (credit card debt) if I want to keep her as my attorney

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Lawrence Allen Weinreich
Lawrence Allen Weinreich
Answered
  • Divorce Lawyer
  • Garden City, NY
  • Licensed in New York

A: Unfortunately, the answer is no. Assigned lawyers are not allowed to accept money from the client. Aside from that, based upon what you have said, your current lawyer is not on the panel for assigned lawyers. You will have to decide between paying your current lawyer the full hourly rate or going with a court appointed lawyer that will cost you nothing.

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