I live in Florida and my ex wife wants me to be flying to Puerto Rico all the time to do revisions on our child support case. Can I give power of attorney to somebody to represent me without me having to go to the island
2007-11-27 08:52:37 · 5 answers · asked by Jorge L 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Retain an attorney. As your attorney he HAS power of attorney. You will still have to testify but these days it is common for people far from the court to testify by telephone.
2007-11-27 10:03:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.Your children are your responsibility and you are not allowed legally to pass them off on someone else. If you are not able to make the court appearances my best advise is to retain a lawyer in Puerto Rico. Have the lawyer keep transcripts and give you info on what future proceedings, so you can prepare and give your side of th story. Be sure to tell your lawyer to explain to the judge you live in Florida and can not make regular court appearances. A tip would be to try to make an appearance every now and then to show your concern. Follow this and you should be fine.- I am a lawyer but my specialty is criminal law, if you would like to find exactly what to do is visit www.findlaw.com
2007-11-27 17:24:22 · answer #2 · answered by educatdgues 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what the courts in Puerto Rico allow. Usually your attorney can speak on your behalf without you having to go. Also check with the courts about telephonic hearings. We live out of the state that my husbands ex lives in. Whenever there is a court date we submit paperwork so that we can have a telephone conference call for the hearing. The ex-wife goes to court and we go to our lawyer's office in our state for the phone call/hearing. If you explain to the court that it is a financial hardship on you to travel they usually will grant these requests.
2007-11-27 17:05:22 · answer #3 · answered by D and G Gifts Etc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not familiar with the PR Courts, but here in the States, you should be able to appear by telephone or video conferencing. You could set up a computer with net meeting. Probably cost less than the flying back & forth. You also might try getting the judge to enter an order restricting the number of times you can be hauled to PR.
2007-11-27 17:01:13 · answer #4 · answered by scottclear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure, however the person you would normally give this power to in actual court cases is an attorney. Find one that does family law there.
2007-11-27 16:57:03 · answer #5 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋