First of all she cannot divorce you and neither can your attorney. Only a court can and you need to find out whether papers were even filed. What do you know about this attorney, have you loo0ked him up on the state bar? Your post is so vague and it really does not make much sense. You do not get divorced just by paying someone money. You need to fill out the paperwork, he needs to be served, and you both need to go to court to iron out issues, then you sign off on the paperwork and your divorce eventually gets finalized. I can tell you it is probably going to be a lot more than $400 to get an attorney involved. Send this attorney a certified letter that you want your money back or you will file a complaint with the state bar but it is really uncleaer what is going o here. I find it hard to believe a reputable attorney will take yuor money and do absolutely nothing. Go to your state BAR's website and start there.