Legal Question in Family Law in California
My husband's ex-wife's attorney filed a "notice of withdrawal of attorney of record" after their marriage had been dissolved. Can you tell me why this would be necessary/desirable?
Thanks!
Leslie
2 Answers from Attorneys
Various post-dissolution proceedings can arise in divorce cases. If there are children, issues can come up until they are all 18 and have graduated from high school. Most attorneys do not want to be responsible for being the attorney of record for clients on cases that could become active, but are essentially done. If something does come up, the client will then be served personally, and they can bring the lawyer back into the case, or hire a new one if the old one has retired, etc.
Leslie,
There is nothing unusual about a Notice of Withdrawal of Attorney of Record. For some attorneys, it is standard procedure to withdraw from a case after a Judgment has been entered. In all likelihood, your husband's ex-wife's attorney was retained for the divorce and not for any post-judgment work (again, very standard in many contracts), which means that it was the appropriate time to withdraw from the case.