My question is very important to me.  It has to do with my very recent
divorce.  I just recieved the "Civil Action Dual Judgment of Divorce"
papers from my attorney.  Under agreement #10 it states the defendant
(that's me) has a tax defered pension account through his employment. 
The plantiff shall be entitled to an amount equal to one half of the
said account less $2000 representing contributions made post-filing by
the Defendant into said account.   I have all my pay stubs from the
time of the filing and it was some 16 months and the amount comes to
$8188.00. My attorney obviously made a miscalculation.  Now he says I
am bound by this because I agreed. Trust me he never explained that he
was going settle for $2000 he merely assumed that figure because when
he looked at my last 3 pay stubs I had reduced my percentage of
contributions from 15 per cent to 3 per cent. Now doesn't the law
favor me because I did indeed contribute $8188 post filing and I have
pay stubs to prove.  What can I do to uphold this?  I hope you
understand and that I made myself clear. Forgive my spelling.

Thanks in advance

Hi,

Please understand, I am not a lawyer, and Google Answers is not
intended to give legal advice. That said, I am posting this as a
comment because, quite honestly I doubt you'll like what I have to
say.

Typically, you are responsible for the mistakes of your lawyer. If
your lawyer did something completely innanely idiotic, and you did not
'fix' the mistake, you are bound to it. Sorry.

You might have a chance to recoup your losses by suing the lawyer for
malpractice, etc.., but, you will quickly find that it will be very
cost prohibitive to do so.

Sorry again,

Legolas-ga
Google Answers Researcher

What state does this apply to?  Visit the free legal advice website
www.lawguru.com and post your question there, where it will be
answered by an attorney experienced with the law in your state.  If I
were you, I would personally consult with 2-3 more attorneys to get a
second opinion about how you should proceed.  I would think it is
possible to get this mistake corrected legally and I think you have
excellent grounds to get it corrected.

SINCERELY,
4keith-ga