Can attorneys put you in collections for not paying their fees?

hello--

I just went through a really rough divorce. To make a long story short, my attorney stated to me that "he wasn't here to screw me over beside fees" and "he understood that I was a housewife" etc etc....I have already salaried him $3K in fees and I still have about $1800 over my boss that I have to pay. If I don't pay his attorney fees, can he transport the debt to collections? I explained to him that I recently lost my job and he's really not taking that as an answer. He just requirements his money in full. Any suggestions?
You admit you owe him the money. He have other things to do than try to get the money from you. He can "sell" the debt to a collection agency. He may have sold your outstanding debt for $900 and now he is out of it and you owe the money to the collection agency. Since they hold nothing else to do, they will bug the crap out of you until you pay. They can also put it on your credit report.

You best bet is to set up a payment agenda, such as $100 a month. As long as you are paying on the debt there is not much they can do to you.
Yes, they can. However, you should approach the attorney and ask if he will adopt the balance of his fees in installments. Most of the attorneys I know will do that. I used to work with a woman who be paying her attorney at the rate of $25 per month on a custody matter. I am not saying that you can work out a payment plan of $25 per month, but it is worth asking.

If you relay the attorney you are in dire financial straits and that you will file a Chapter 13 plan if he is not amenable to payments, he will come around. He is an unsecured creditor, and he knows he would run the risk of losing a substantial amount of the outstanding payment if you go into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
Yeah, I get a suggestion. Get a job and pay him. He performed a service for you. You do own to pay for services right? Buck up and pay the man. It's $1800. Not $18,000. You will survive. Pay him. Yes, he can and will eventually send your debt to a collection agency. Try to work out a fee schedule and keep to that schedule.
Anyone can send any amount owed to debt collections, so yes he can. I suggest you pay it or budge to collections. Maybe ask him if he would take 1/2 in cash and nickname in some favors to family, friends, or the bank. He might be liable to take $900. If he says no then utter well you will have to send me to collections. See once he does that the collection agency will hold a percentage of all money that you pay him, so he might be willing to pinch the 1/2 up front. Yes he or she can. `I would suggest making a payment play with him. That was you obtain your bill down and paid in full over time. He knows a moment ago about everything financial about you so it won't be a surprise if you ask for a plan of payment.
You got the product, pay your bill. How would you feel if someone tried to cheat you?
Attorneys can dispatch you to collections... I do it all the time... but only if my client is not making any effort at adjectives no matter how small. YES he can send you to collection and even have you wages garnish
Generally your concern in a family decree case is going to be either a retaining lien or a charging lien. The former is the attorney's right to keep your wallet until he's paid, and not release it to your next attorney.

The latter is the attorney's right to take his tax from the proceeds of his work for you. Generally this will be extended to include any proceeds you received from your divorce case, excluding child support.

In a nutshell, however, your risk is going to be detailed in your retainer agreement with your attorney. Generally in the vicinity the end, in the "what I'm going to do if you don't pay me" cubicle.

I have not honestly ever heard of a family tenet attorney using a separate attorney or collection agency to recover their fee, but I suppose with attorneys anything is possible.