Hi rarmentrout31,
Thank you for contacting the PayPal Community Forum and welcome as a new member!
We are sorry to hear this. You would not need to hire legal representation in order to receive the funds on your PayPal account, and we would not tell a customer to do this. I would suggest contacting us via Facebook - https://www facebook.com/PayPal/, Twitter - @AskPayPal., chat or phone and we would be happy to advise.
- Siobhan
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