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Rates for expungement
searcher5
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I have a young relative that got into a jam several years ago. Now, he was messing up, but not to the extent that he got forced to plea bargain for. He has a son, is single. The female half being the one responsible for getting him a felony, and not in the picture anymore, because the legal system finally figure out what kind of person she was, and he has sole custody. too late to help him out, legally, anyway.
Soo...... enough time has passed that he can get his record expunged. I told him years ago that I would pay for it, and I will. Unfortunately, when I made that promise, I was in a whole lot better financial state than what I now find myself in. No matter. A promise made is a debt unpaid. And, I will honor my word. After all, if a mans word is no good, then what good is he?
Lawyer wants nearly $900, including court costs and fees, to do this. sounds a little high.
If any of you have an idea about the price of such things, I would love to hear it. In the meantime, I am going to shop around with other lawyers before I commit to this one. Seems pretty straightforward to me, and I have a hard time understanding how a lawyer can charge around $500 before the court fees. Maybe I live in the dark ages.
Peace
Dan
Soo...... enough time has passed that he can get his record expunged. I told him years ago that I would pay for it, and I will. Unfortunately, when I made that promise, I was in a whole lot better financial state than what I now find myself in. No matter. A promise made is a debt unpaid. And, I will honor my word. After all, if a mans word is no good, then what good is he?
Lawyer wants nearly $900, including court costs and fees, to do this. sounds a little high.
If any of you have an idea about the price of such things, I would love to hear it. In the meantime, I am going to shop around with other lawyers before I commit to this one. Seems pretty straightforward to me, and I have a hard time understanding how a lawyer can charge around $500 before the court fees. Maybe I live in the dark ages.
Peace
Dan
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I have a young relative that got into a jam several years ago. Now, he was messing up, but not to the extent that he got forced to plea bargain for. He has a son, is single. The female half being the one responsible for getting him a felony, and not in the picture anymore, because the legal system finally figure out what kind of person she was, and he has sole custody. too late to help him out, legally, anyway.
Soo...... enough time has passed that he can get his record expunged. I told him years ago that I would pay for it, and I will. Unfortunately, when I made that promise, I was in a whole lot better financial state than what I now find myself in. No matter. A promise made is a debt unpaid. And, I will honor my word. After all, if a mans word is no good, then what good is he?
Lawyer wants nearly $900, including court costs and fees, to do this. sounds a little high.
If any of you have an idea about the price of such things, I would love to hear it. In the meantime, I am going to shop around with other lawyers before I commit to this one. Seems pretty straightforward to me, and I have a hard time understanding how a lawyer can charge around $500 before the court fees. Maybe I live in the dark ages.
Peace
Dan
I know of one that was a few thousand, Dan.
It is always worth checking around a bit, but $ 900.00 for everything does not sound out of line.
Brad Steele
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Fortunately I have never had to deal with it. Good luck and I hope it is worth it to kid and he understands what you are doing for him.
I know of one that was a few thousand, Dan.
It is always worth checking around a bit, but $ 900.00 for everything does not sound out of line.
$900 doesn't sound bad at all for around these parts....a buddy was found not guilty on appeal on a DUI..he said it would be close to $2K to get that expunged.
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I have a young relative that got into a jam several years ago. Now, he was messing up, but not to the extent that he got forced to plea bargain for. He has a son, is single. The female half being the one responsible for getting him a felony, and not in the picture anymore, because the legal system finally figure out what kind of person she was, and he has sole custody. too late to help him out, legally, anyway.
Soo...... enough time has passed that he can get his record expunged. I told him years ago that I would pay for it, and I will. Unfortunately, when I made that promise, I was in a whole lot better financial state than what I now find myself in. No matter. A promise made is a debt unpaid. And, I will honor my word. After all, if a mans word is no good, then what good is he?
Lawyer wants nearly $900, including court costs and fees, to do this. sounds a little high.
If any of you have an idea about the price of such things, I would love to hear it. In the meantime, I am going to shop around with other lawyers before I commit to this one. Seems pretty straightforward to me, and I have a hard time understanding how a lawyer can charge around $500 before the court fees. Maybe I live in the dark ages.
Peace
Dan
Not following I guess. Are you trying to get him his gun rights back?
Said relative is still waiting on the final paperwork/outcome six months later.
Attorney says as far as the state is concerned, relative can possess firearms. At the state level, the conviction is gone. The Feds however may have different view. I doubt NICS would allow a sale.
Peace
Dan
quote:Originally posted by remingtonoaks
He should have wrote obama and asked for a presidential pardon.from what I understand anybody that asked for one got one
$900 is a bargain.
Yep, sounds like it to me. Any work I have an attorney do for me that is $1500 or less is a good bargain to me.