public defender fees? is this even legal????

[jpryorx2]

i went to court for a show cause hearing because i was accused of violating a B.S. ppo against me. after being in and out of the court so many times i decieded i couldn't afford to have a lawyer and wanted to represent myself. well at that time i was told i was not allowed to represent myself and the judge issued a court appointed attorney to represent me. 1 year after that i started recieving bills for attorney fees. is this even legal? noone that i have talked to that has used a court appointed attorney has ever been charged anything for it. i was never informed of any fees upfront nor did i request an attorney or sign any paperwork. and at that the court appointed fees are higher then what it would have cost me to use my original lawyer. the reason i'm asking about this is because now the court is threatening to either put me in jail or garnish my wages over the fees. i don't know if it makes any difference but i live in michigan. also if there is somthing wrong here can anyone give me a link to anything about this. so i have some documentation to defend myself.

thank you
jason

[msgny]

If you did not agree, and the court appointed counsel you normally need not pay. Ask the lawyer to explain and contact the clerk of the court if need be to see what the clerk says. Let us know...

this is jpryorx2's wife I don't have his password but the bills are coming from the court not the lawyer So he has been dealing with the court about it not the lawyer should he call the lawyer and see what she says?? thanks

[msg]

Get his opinion on it definitely.