Question about timeline with Lawyer

Advice needed

LOCATION: CT

I have never used a lawyer so I am unaware of how long things should take but it’s really starting to seem like a long time. I am separating from my boyfriend, we owned a house together and have a child. He is a drug addict and does not work so he agreed sign a quit claim deed on the house in lieu of all past and future child support. He wants no custody of our child. He did agree but there was the understanding that due to the drug use, he can be quite unpredictable, ie: could change his mind, could disappear for weeks etc so she said she wanted a $5,000 retainer which I paid in April.

She just finished the contract about a week ago and now it seems like the actual tough part is starting and it’s moving at a snails pace again. She had an assistant schedule a call a week out. When she called, it was a 2 min phone call to say she would email him the contract to look it over. A week later I contacted her about if the email was sent and she had no idea and asked for the email that referenced that, to which I let her know it was a phone call. This was about a week ago, I plan to ask today if the email was ever sent. Does this seem like a reasonable time frame or would should I be pushing a bit harder here?

TIA

Posted Oct 14, 2025, 12:59 PM UTC

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