If my husband cannot afford an attorney to represent him in a family law case with his ex, can I represent him in court? I am not a lawyer.
2006-10-09 03:17:50 · 8 answers · asked by Lori W 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
My husband did this. You can not talk for him - but you can help him out with the research and typing.
No one knows HIS case better than himself.
He can do this - tell him to be calm and breath. There are Judges out there now days that ARE listening to Fathers in court. You can always OBJECT to ANY RULING!
Read and read and read......knowledge is power and that is a mighty powerful tool these days!
Good Luck!
2006-10-09 04:22:08 · answer #1 · answered by WhatNext 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, you cannot represent him. A party may represent himself or be represented by a licensed attorney. The law forbids a non-attorney from representing someone in court. You would be practicing law without a license, which is punishable in some states.
There is nothing stopping you from helping your husband out, but he either needs to represent himself or find an attorney. Have you looked for a free attorney through your local state bar?
2006-10-09 05:03:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
you are allowed to represent yourself, but what you want to do is practice law without a license
what you want to do is stand with him in court, help him speak for himself
EDIT - and to the above poster, the government has to provide an attorney for you in CRIMINAL cases. There is no civil right to an attorney
2006-10-09 03:26:16 · answer #3 · answered by BigD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Big D is correct. That would be unauthorized practice of law. A right to an attorney only attaches to criminal proceedings. If he truly cannot afford representation and he has a relatively low income, you might try the legal aid organization in your area. Just call the local bar association and ask them about pro-bono services (free) or ask them to give you the number to the legal aid group.
2006-10-09 04:14:31 · answer #4 · answered by William B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you can not, Pro-se means the individual himself can represent themselves and that is not a violation of the un-authorized practice of law, you a non-lawyer can not represent your husband
2006-10-09 03:29:19 · answer #5 · answered by goz1111 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-26 13:27:27 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the judge wanted to, you could. but how much do you know about the law? The goverment has to give him a public Attorney.
Don't let them play with you. Everybody has the right to be represented by an Attorney!! You don't have to pay anything!!
2006-10-09 03:23:13 · answer #7 · answered by alfonso 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
You could only in some administrative courts (for example child support or workers compensation). Other than that, there is no law saying you can't help him represent himself.
2006-10-09 03:23:10 · answer #8 · answered by Zelda 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋