Legal Question in Family Law in California

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My ex's attorney has not filed a

substitution into the case but files

papers, shows up in court and talked

to my previous attorney. Now that I

represent myself my ex's attrney will

not return my phone calls or mail

requesting that he talk to me about

an upcoming assessment or other

issues. My ex says that he has told

him to not talk to me and that he

has only two things that he had

authorized him to do. Seal court

documents regarding a sexual assault

and representing him for a previous

court hearing. He claims that the

attorney is hired only piece meal and

cannot be talked to about anything

related to our case. I am confused as

the clerk at the courthouse says that

he is the attorney of record that I

should be able to talk to my ex's

attorney. Will this come back to bite

them? Can you hire an attorney for

limited scope without the attorney

filing paperwork to this effect in CA?

Is ths the way it is supposed to be?

What am I supposed to do? I keep

sending letters to my ex but should I

cc his attorney too? Is this strange or

is this the way it is when you

represent yourself? Is appearing

before the judge for each matter the

only answer to this problem?

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