I already have a tight budget, and this is why I sought legal assistance that "goes by your income". I was a single mom in a custody battle trying to get child back after parental kidnapping. (NCP parent filed ex parte and held my kid hostage out of state until I could find a lawyer. He then moved and changed jobs and I was crushed!) Legal Alternatives took the $1500 I took out of my savings account as a retainer. Then they assigned me an attorney that wouldn't call me back, give case status, and was too lazy to even file an entry of appearance for 3 months!!! This attorney made ME take off work and gather court case files from court clerk and send to them. Then that attorney BILLED ME for going to courthouse when I WAS THE ONE WHO DID THE LEG WORK FOR COURT DOCUMENTS! While I was paying $100 a month for nothing! When I complained, Legal Alternatives assigned me another attorney who kept putting me off, saying they had a large workload of criminal trial cases and responded they had not had time to work on my case, then said they would file things after the holidays, then holidays passed and they never kept their word... This attorney never filed so much as an Entry of Appearance, an ex parte order, a Motion to Modify custody, a Contempt Order, NOTHING! When I asked for my money back, they responded that Oklahoma was not even the right jurisdiction anymore and the case needed to be moved to the state my kid was held hostage in with his other parent for last 6 months that they wasted not filing a Motion to Modify! The attorney offered to prepare the paperwork for me to hire another attorney and have the case transferred, but I said no thanks, I just want my money back. Of the $1500 I paid, Legal Alternatives only refunded me $600.

Avoid at all costs. Terrible attitudes, lose paperwork, and blame everyone else for their mistakes. Seriously, if you need any legal assistance, save your money for an actual lawyer.