Opinion ID: 2590623
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: carter grievance

Text: ¶ 5 Tiffany Carter and her husband hired Respondent to represent them in their uncontested divorce. They paid Respondent $250.00 of the agreed fee of $300.00 to formalize the agreement they had reached concerning property division, child support, and visitation arrangements. ¶ 6 When the Carters tried to make contact with Respondent in order to sign the documents, they found that Respondent's office was closed and the office telephone had been disconnected. When they were able to reach her, Respondent explained that she had been ill. She promised to deliver the documents for their signatures. Respondent delivered incomplete documents with a letter explaining that the Carters were disputing facts from each other regarding child support figures and that she needed a single answer with which to file the divorce petition. The Carters were again unable to make contact with Respondent. They hired another lawyer to complete their divorce and Tiffany Carter filed a grievance.