Q: Attorney Fees
My exes boyfriend is an attorney and is representing her in a contempt case I filed while I'm representing myself because I cannot afford my own. She owes over 10k in arrears from years ago and is now enforced to pay and is--simply not to lose her DL. But now she is behind on all of her half of medical/dental, etc. expenses and only recently started paying after I filed contempt. With her boyfriend being a local attorney and having "connections," I'm worried I will lose because of this and then on top of it, be ordered to pay her attorney fees (which in actuality cost nothing but out of spite will be doubled since its her boyfriend). Would these fees be deducted from her arrears? I have a lot of debt and medical bills in collections from her not paying any child support for for several years and I've also had the children 100% of the time.
A: Attorneys fees will not be deducted from arrears. You wouldn't be ordered to pay her fees if you win the case. You should keep looking for an attorney.
A: Hire an attorney to represent you. That is the best advice I can give you given what you have written.
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