Legal Question in Family Law in South Carolina

Rule to show cause

My attorney filed a rule to show

cause against my ex husband in

december for nonpayment of my

son's college education. the judge

ordered we come to an agreement

and be more specific over some

previously ordered terms by the end

of January 2009.....the opposing

counsel got cancer and was being

treated and gravely ill....this was put

off and put off and now it is june and

not settled. THe judge did rule

against my ex in part of the rule to

show cause...the divorce decree

stated that whoever lost in the rule

to show cause paid the other parties

attorney fees....NOW my attorney

states he won't finish my case unless

I pay the fees and he had asked that

his fees be held in abatement until

the rule was finalized....can he do

this..he said now i have to pay him

another 2000 plus 1500 that is

owing from the original rule????


Asked on 5/28/09, 5:51 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Ben Stevens The Stevens Firm, P.A. Family Law Center

Re: Rule to show cause

The answer to whether you owe your attorney should be resolved by looking at the terms set out in your fee agreement.

As for the other issues, it sounds like you need to get back in front of the Judge to have him address the other issues and the reasons that his instructions have not been followed.

If you need more information, you can visit my family law blog (www.SCFamilyLaw.com) or our website (www.StevensFirm.com). I wish you the best of luck.

Ben Stevens

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Answered on 5/28/09, 11:33 pm


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