Dear claytonlady2004:
Greetings. First, just because you share equal time with your children does not mean that he will not pay you child support. Go to our child support calculator and see what it will be. If you are due some funds, then go to child support enforcement and they can help you obtain the funds from him.
No, you may not be able to “afford” an attorney, almost no one can. But you also cannot afford not to retain an attorney. Go to credit cards, aunts, uncles, savings, loans on your retirement, anywhere to afford the funds now. If you get good legal advice and help, they may be able to have him retroactively pay your attorney fees. Best of luck.
Janet L. Fritts
Attorney at Law
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 500
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
NCDivorce.com
919-787-6668
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