Girls, Get your Divorce Attorney Working For you
June 6, 2008
When getting divorced the biggest cost is going to involve your attorney. Once you have hired an attorney then you need to keep in contact and ensure that they are progressing with your case. Many women make the unfortunate mistake of assuming that the Attorney will just get on with the process and that they shouldn’t interfere.
Keeping in contact with the attorney means that you won’t be over looked and that file will stay close at hand. This ensures that they won’t forget about your case and relegate it to the bottom of the pile. We have provided some additional Tips that will ensure that your Attorney is working for you and earning their considerable fees.
Your Attorney needs to file the motions with the court. Make sure that they have filed the right ones. It helps if you do a bit of research and find out which motions should be filed and then create a tick sheet so that you know whats been done. If you are paying your attorney a retainer make sure he earns it!
When talking with your attorney be efficient, don’t indulge in small talk and get straight to the point. You will be paying for your time by the minute so discussing their sons little league victory maybe costing you money. For simple routine questions try asking assistants or secretaries, they will be able to look up facts or court dates and probably not charge you.
You must try to keep any contact with your former partner’s to an absolute minimum. Make sure your attorney knows that you expect him to establish communications through your former partners attorney. Should however your attorney advise you differently then you should try to comply to the best of your ability. Attorneys have spent years training and deal with hundreds of divorces a year so they usually know what they are doing.
Your attorneys fees and going to be high, there is very little you can do about this. You can help prevent unnecessary costs and over billing by keeping a record of every meeting and phone call. Include who you met with or spoke with and how long the meeting took. It’s also a good idea to make a note or any thing you requested and what the conversation was about.
Don’t contact you attorney with single questions if possible. Try to save questions until you have 2 or 3 and then email them through. This way you’ll save money as answering several questions will usually cost around the same as answering one.
We all know that a divorce can be a very stressful time especially if there are children involved. By choosing the best attorney possible and ensuring that they are working for you and keeping on top of your case can help to ease some of the stress. Use the tips above to help ensure that you get a quick and beneficial divorce settlement.
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