By David Perel - Executive Vice President/Managing Editor Breaking Celebrity News

The teacher sued by LeAnn Rimes for taping a phone call without the singer's consent has asked for an extension to fight the suit as she seeks to find an attorney and raise funds for her defense, Breaking Celebrity News is reporting exclusively.

Kimberly Smiley, a high school teacher and mother-of-six, was granted the extension by Rimes' attorney Larry Stein.

She has not yet hired an attorney and tells Breaking Celebrity News in an exclusive interview: "We are just an average family trying to make ends meet each month. We are faced with a lawsuit from a high priced powerful Beverly Hills attorney and trying to find an attorney has been hard."

The lawsuit is a byproduct of a bitter Twitter war between Rimes' supporters and detractors battling with each other and Brandi Glanville's fans and foes. The battle raged for months with many vitriolic charges leveled against Rimes, who had an affair with and married Glanville's husband Eddie Cibrian .

Rimes phoned Smiley earlier this year and engaged in a bizarre conversation -- with the singer using extreme amounts of profanity.

Smiley tells Breaking Celebrity News that she is obtaining funds to fight Rimes through her homeowner's insurance -- explaining that because the call was taped in her home the policy will cover her for a certain amount of money.

She told Breaking Celebrity News: "Financially with deductibles, the inevitable rate increase, and travel expenses this lawsuit will cause great financial strain. This is no big dea