i live in va beach and hired a nj lawyer for my divorce. After several months I told him I din't want him to represent me anymore. He tole m...

Question

i live in va beach and hired a nj lawyer for my divorce. After several months I told him I din't want him to represent me anymore. He tole me He has to file a paper with the court stating such. Is that true

Answer

Yes, it's called a Motion to Withdraw. (Once a lawyer is formally in a case, s/he

needs the court's permission to be out of it.)