I am a single mother and disabled due to severe rheumatoid arthritis. My husband walked out on us a few months after our daughter was born. Now he is suing me and I need help paying for an attorney. I have already been turned down by all the pro-bono attorneys in my state. I found a firm that works on a flat fee of $10,000 and are willing to take payments after they have 50% up-front. I could really use the help and appreciate every little bit you could give.
After our daughter was born my husband became more and more abusive telling me I was at fault for everything. Many times if I tried to stand up to him he would threaten to commit suicide or he would start packing our daughter’s things and tell me that he was going to take her and I would never see either one of them again. Eventually he started to get physical anytime he got angry and I started calling the police, so he left the state.
I still let him spend time with our daughter on the phone, then later in person after he signed a separation agreement. I also asked the state to pursue child support, but my husband kept changing jobs and moving from one state to another. Eventually I found a do-it-yourself divorce papers online and tried to get him to agree to a divorce without a big fight, but he refused unless I gave into some unreasonable demands.
Now he is suing me for a divorce, full custody, child support, alimony and his attorney’s fees. I have called every legal service I could find including my state’s legal aid. Then I started calling any divorce attorney within 150 miles. Only one firm was even willing to talk to me after learning my financial situation, but they can only take so many pro-bono or reduced cost clients and they are already at capacity for those clients.
The law firm I’m hoping to hire works on a flat $10,000 fee. That means I know exactly how much I need to pay to get all the help I need. I only need $5,000 to get them hired. The other $5,000 is due 60 days later, though they admit most clients are working through a payment plan. I really appriciate any help you could give as it all adds up, even if that help is just to share my story with others.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story and for your consideration.
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