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How long should it take to get a temporary order?

Asked on Feb 17th, 2017 on Divorce - Utah
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I filed for divorce 5 months ago and my attorney still has not filed a temporary order. As a stay at home mom, I have no way to pay the bills, he moved out and gives me little to no money and threatens to not bring the kids back. My husband is trying to get 50/50 custody of our 2 small children, but this is just so he doesn't have to pay as much child support. He lives in an environment where there is drinking and partying and no supervisioneed for the kids. I'm concerned about their welfare when they are with him. In what time frame would you normally file a temporary order? I'm not sure if I should look for a new attorney, nothing has been accomplished in the last 5 months.
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Family Law Attorney serving Salt Lake City, UT at David R. Hartwig, Esq.
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In general, if one works hard and gets everything together timely, one can obtain a temporary order in about 4 weeks or so. I have no understanding as to why you do not have any temporary orders in place. You need support and some sort of temporary custody orders. I certainly hope that your pleadings reflect your desire to avoid 50/50 custody as well. It is my opinion that clients are always entitled to a second opinion if they don't feel the are getting answers from their current attorney. It is also my policy to aways get back to my clients within one business day. Check out http://www.hartwig-law.com/blog/2016/11/does-your-divorce-attorney-return-you-calls-or-explain-things-be-proactive.shtml  You may also want to read http://www.hartwig-law.com/blog/2017/02/strategy-and-aggression-in-divorce.shtml These are factual issues that we can discuss. If you are interested in pursuing the matter further, I off an initial 1/2 hour consultation without charge. If you want to set an appointment for the initial consultation, feel free to telephone, or email, my office -- but, do remember that Monday is a holiday.
 David R. Hartwig
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Answered on Feb 18th, 2017 at 3:40 PM

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