Man hires paralegal to handle his divorce â discovers he s still married
A man hires a paralegal to handle his divorce, only to discover his money and the paralegal were gone â and he s still married. It s a symptom of a bigger problem because, in many parts of the country, there s no way to tell if a paralegal has any training, expertise or insurance.
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In many parts of the country, anyone can say they re a paralegal without training, insurance or oversight
Posted: Jun 14, 2021 2:00 AM MT | Last Updated: June 14
Aaron Penman holds one of the court documents a paralegal claimed had been filed with an Alberta court, only to discover the court had no record of it.(Peter Cameron-Inglis/CBC)
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