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52-Fees in Family Law Cases
73-Family Law Lawyers
A lawyer may charge a contingent fee in collecting child support arrearages if the children are older, the arrangement would not hurt the children, the client is indigent and no other fee arrangement is practical. [Rule 1.5(d)(1) and Comment [3a] codify the circumstances in which lawyers may handle family law matters on a contingent fee basis.]

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