Good Morning. I am in Domestic Violence Civil Action Case that expires soon. I have legal council although I feel a motion should be filed since my STBX was granted an ex parte on his lies and took our baby. He has broke orders and I have not seen my child etc… I understand my council will be filing for Cust., Alim., Divorce… I feel council is taking a few weeks too long to take action. My child is not in a healthy place. Can I file these motions and complaints pro-see and represent myself? What are the steps? Or should I keep on top of my council, I am being conservative with my correspondence to my council?
Thank you.
You should discuss your attorney’s plans for filing these claims before filing them yourself.
Your attorney will know how to word the claims, what information needs to be included and alleged, etc. that you wouldn’t necessarily know to do as a layperson. Your attorney may have a strategy reason for not filing the claims right away.
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