Any family attorneys please help. My co-worker just lost custody of her 3 boys. The judge in my opinion did it because he is a guy. But the mother has always been there for all the practices and school parents night and anything else regarding the kids. But I guess since he makes more money and live in another state the judge felt it's best for kids to pick up and leave their mother. The problem is she trying to appeal the decision but her attorney told her it will take $1000 to get a transcript of the hearing to file the appeal. Is there anything she can do to waive this fee? Thanks for any suggestions.
2007-01-23 02:33:16 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It would be in her best interest to contact your local legal aid and promptly enlist the aid of an attorney. What the attorney can
do is file the appellate brief, which is the document asking the appellate court to examine the case to see if reversible error was
committed by either the court or by opposing counsel. Absent a
showing of reversible error, I expect that the appellate court may
decline to hear the matter.
As far as the transcript fee goes, most courts have a form that
can be obtained from the clerks office asking the court to waive a
particular fee for a litigant who cant afford to pay it. Call the clerk of the court that issued the minute order, and ask them. Or, go to the courts web site, and download the form from there.
2007-01-23 03:05:22 · answer #1 · answered by Jeffrey V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋