Q: I am recently divorced. I feel my attorney did a very poor job of representing me in the divorce. can someone help me?
A:
Unfortunately, there are rarely any second chances once the divorce has been finalized. Especially if the problem is with your attorney and not the court.
You can file a motion to reconsider, if you believe the court made a mistake. In Clark County, you only have a week to do this. But if the problem was with your attorney and not the court, and the judge made the proper decision given what was presented, then the judge didn't really make a mistake.
You can file a motion to set aside the judgment. Sometimes there is a basis if there was fraud on the part of the other side, or if an asset or debt was not divided. But again, if your attorney just did a poor job, this is not a basis for setting aside the judgment.
You can also appeal. You have 30 days to file a notice of appeal. But the appellate court doesn't let you present new evidence, it only looks at the evidence that was presented and decides if the court made a mistake.
You certainly are not the first person to find that their attorney did not do a good job. Unfortunately, there is usually a finality to the decisions of the court that prevents people from going back again and trying to do better a second time.
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