What is the name of your state? KS
I had a divorce attorney for 5 years. At the end I did owe him some money and he told me that I could not have my case file until I'm paid up. Well, I filed bankruptcy last month and now owe him nothing. I now asked for my case file. He now tells me that I must pay a "document retrieval fee" for each document. Heck, my case file is probably 3 or 4 boxes full. Yes, I realize that he is pissed that I stuck him with a bankruptcy. My question is:
1) Can he charge me a retrieval fee or be selective for what he gives me back?
2) Where do I find the actual law, to find out if in Kansas he can do this and what the rules are?
3) Being that I told him that I have an important hearing in 3 weeks and need these documents, is there any damages by him, by refusing to give me my documents?
4) Will the Kansas Bar really do anything?
I had a divorce attorney for 5 years. At the end I did owe him some money and he told me that I could not have my case file until I'm paid up. Well, I filed bankruptcy last month and now owe him nothing. I now asked for my case file. He now tells me that I must pay a "document retrieval fee" for each document. Heck, my case file is probably 3 or 4 boxes full. Yes, I realize that he is pissed that I stuck him with a bankruptcy. My question is:
1) Can he charge me a retrieval fee or be selective for what he gives me back?
2) Where do I find the actual law, to find out if in Kansas he can do this and what the rules are?
3) Being that I told him that I have an important hearing in 3 weeks and need these documents, is there any damages by him, by refusing to give me my documents?
4) Will the Kansas Bar really do anything?