SoganSuperdir wrote:
> Hello People,
> 
> Could anyone recommend me a really really good immigration lawyer
> (preferably one that will not cost me an arm and a leg)? I’m not
> talking about the kind that simply prepares the paperwork for
> residential permit or reentry permit. I will need someone who will be
> able to help me resolve a divorce conflict (read it visa conflict) –
> due to an ihou divorce by byjw who unlawfully used my inkan…
> 
> I have two Japanese national children whom I haven’t seen for years.
> And I’d also like to know if this entitles me to any type of
> residential permit to stay in Japan.
> 
> Also, does anyone have any similar experience? What are my options?
> How much should I expect to lawyer? What is the usual form of
> settlement for this type of legal/attorney fees in japan (i.e. when to
> pay what percentage etc...)
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Haluk

Not enough information.

First, you do not need an immigration lawyer, you need a pit bull.  One 
who stops at nothing to get things fixed.  Immigration lawyers are 
usually shihoshoshi (solicitors); you need a bengoshi (barrister).  Are 
you sending this message from inside Japan?  What is your nationality? 
How good is your Japanese?  Do you need someone who speaks English?  Do 
you need someone who, besides being a bengoshi is also licensed in a 
third country and, if so, which one?

Answer the questions and I will post a name and contact number.

There is a Kansai Bengoshi / Gaiben Group of which I am a member.  I am 
not a lawyer, I provide investigative services for corporate crime and 
gang-related offense cases plus we find lost people, especially people 
who have jumped bail in a foreign country (Japanese Embassies never 
bother to ask if the reason you don't have your passport is that, maybe, 
it was confiscated by a judge, so they give you a new one and fly you 
back to Wa).  We DO NOT LIKE child abduction cases, divorce cases, and 
other domestic stuff.  Too many chances to get hurt, get arrested, and 
never get paid.

So, yeah, I know a few people who can help and, if they don't fit your 
needs, they know a few more.  There are "recommended fees" and there are 
alternative methods of payment.  In Kansai, if you miss a payment, the 
services usually stop dead.

As for your divorce related problem, you'll probably get more 
satisfaction pissing into a floor fan and hoping to be covered in wine. 
  The divorce business in Japan is dirty and usually shows just how low 
people will go to get what they want.  And, if the people who want are 
Japanese, they almost always get it and the courts support them.  The 
"unlawful use of inkan" story is almost never accepted as a reason by 
any Japanese court ... at least, I've never hear of any judge accepting 
it.

But, this isn't the place to discuss all of that ...

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CL