QUESTION
Can an attorney represent someone who's presently living out of the country?
Asked on May 14th, 2013 on Breach of Contract - Texas
More details to this question:
I have a cousin who's living in Australia but he has an ongoing case here and needs to find an attorney who will repesent him here in Texas while he's over there but doesn't know if that's possible.
2 ANSWERS
Nowadays its possible to do many of the things you need to do in litigation if one of the party's is out of state or the country. It happens all the time. Unfortunately, nobody can guearantee that his presence will not be required at least sometimes. For example, if the case does not settle and goes to trial, the party would have to attend. Opposing parties sometimes use the fact that the other party may not want to travel to litigate as leverage during settlement discussions.
Answered on May 23rd, 2013 at 4:04 PM
Yes, there is no reason an attorney can't represent someone living in another country.
Answered on May 14th, 2013 at 10:38 AM