Lawyer are not "afraid" of suing anyone. That's a very poor strategy of yours on every level.

First person to ask is a parent, not strangers on the internet. Next, imagine you being "friends" with an eight year old on the internet. Pretty...

You would proceed by filing a Memorandum of Costs or by filing the request as part of your motion to dismiss/demurrer.

There is an underlying incorrect assumption to your posting: not only are you entitled to receive legal representation for what you perceive to be...

Nothing in your posting indicates any legal claim whatsoever. Emotional stress is not a civil or criminal wrong.

A motion to change venue will not get around challenging one particular judge, especially if not raised at the earliest opportunity. Having...

Some new statutes are retroactive, others are only for future action. Some new statutes modify existing law, in whole or in part; others address...

You brought up the subject of your drinking problem and now you are complaining because they paid attention to what you said?

This is a variety of an "advanced fee" scam. Block all further contact and send no money. It's all a lie and a scam.

You can only file a police report. Only the DA can decide whether or not to file charges and against whom.