RPC 155: Contingent Fees in Child Support Cases
Adopted:October 29, 1993
Opinion Summary
Opinion rules that an attorney may charge a contingent fee to collect delinquent child support.
Editor's Note: This opinion was originally published as RPC 155 (Second Revision)
Inquiry:
May an attorney charge and collect a contingency fee in the amount of one-third of the funds collected for the recovery of delinquent child support when the custodial parent has insufficient means to defray legal expenses?
Opinion:
Yes. RPC 2. However, see Davis v. Taylor, 81 N.C. App. 42 (1986).
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