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- 1 - (L A W F IR M ) ATTO RNEY S A T L A W Supple m en ta l C usto d y R eta in er T his A gre em en t i s b y a n d b etw een ( L A W F IR M ), A tto rn ey s a t L aw a n d __ _____ ____________ ( h ere in a fte r c alle d C lie n t) a n d i s i n te n ded t o s u pple m en t t h e F ee R eta in er Ag re em en t.The Client agrees to pay the sum of _ __________________ ($_ __________) as and for a Supplemental Custody Retainer. Said sum shall be due and payable no later than one week prior to the first scheduled pre-trial date or within one week of the attorneys receipt of notice that a trial date is set by the court, whichever occurs first. It is the Client's responsibility to budget for this supplemental retainer or make other arrangements for it to be paid when due and this agreement should suffice to warn the Client to prepare for the possibility that this Supplemental Custody Retainer may be required.The C lie n t u nders ta n ds a n d a ck now le d ges t h at i f t h e S upple m en ta l C usto dy R eta in er f e e i s no t p aid a s r e q uir e d ( L A W F IR M ) m ay i m med ia te ly w ith dra w f ro m c o ntin ued r e p re se n ta tio n o f t h e Clie n t o n t h e c u sto dy a n d a ll o th er m atte rs f o r w hic h r e p re se n ta tio n w as p ro vid ed a s s e t f o rth i n t h e Fe e R eta in er A gre em en t.S aid S upple m en ta l C usto dy R eta in er s h all b e u se d t o c o ver o nly a tto rn ey a n d p ara le g al f e es. It s h all n ot b e a p plie d t o a n y c o sts f o r e x perts o r d ocu m en ts n eed ed t o p re p are a n d/o r p ro ceed t o tria l.T he S upple m en ta l C usto dy R eta in er w ill b e a p plie d t o t h e f e es i n cu rre d i n p re p arin g t h e ca se f o r a c u sto dy t r ia l o r c o n ductin g a t r ia l, r e g ard le ss o f w heth er t h e c u sto dy i s su e i s s e ttle d o r lit ig ate d b efo re a j u dge. A t t h e c o nclu sio n o f t h e c ase , a n y u nuse d p ortio n o f t h e S upple m en ta l C usto dy R eta in er sh all b e a p plie d t o t h e u npaid p ortio n o f a tto rn ey a n d p ara le g al f e es, a n d t h en a p plie d t o a n y a n d a ll ou ts ta n din g u n paid c o sts a n d d is b urs e m en ts . A ll s u m s r e m ain in g s h all b e r e fu nded t o t h e C lie n t.T he C lie n t i s a d vis e d t h at c u sto dy c ase s w hic h a re s e rio usly c o nte ste d c an r e su lt i n f e es t h at ea sily e x ceed $ ___________ . F ees c an p ossib ly e x ceed $ ___________ d ep en din g o n c o m ple x ity of t h e c ase . T he C lie n t u nd ers ta n ds t h at i n a g re ein g t o p ay t h e S upple m en ta l C usto dy R eta in er, t h e Clie n t i s n ot b ein g p ro m is e d t h at f e es, c o sts a n d d is b urs e m en ts w ill b e $ ___________ o r l e ss. T he C lie n t a ls o a ck no w le d ges t h at h e/s h e i s b oun d n ot o nly b y t h e t e rm s o f t h is Su pple m en ta l C usto dy R eta in er A gre em en t, b ut b y t h e F ee R eta in er A gre em en t w hic h t h is ag re em en t s u pple m en ts . T he s u pple m en ta l r e ta in er i s i n n o w ay i n te n ded t o o bvia te , a lte r o r c an cel th e C lie n ts o blig atio n t o p ay o ngoin g f e es o n a m onth ly b asis . R ath er t h is S upple m en ta l C usto dy - 2 - Reta in er i s i n te n ded t o g uara n te e t r ia l/c o nte ste d f in al h earin g f e es w hic h a ccru e. T he c lie n t ac k now le d ges t h at m onth ly f e es w hic h a re b ille d m ust b e m ad e c u rre n t p urs u an t t o t h e t e rm s o f t h e Fe e R eta in er A gre em en t.( L A W F IR M ),A TTO RN EY S A T L A W _ _ _______ _ ___________ Attorney's Name Clie n tF or t h e F ir mD ate : _ _ ________________ _ Date : _ __________________