Divorce is stressful enough without wondering if you have the right attorney. Here are a few tips to help in selecting an attorney:
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\nIf you have friends, relatives or business associates who have been divorced, ask for their recommendations.<\/p>\n
Some attorneys don’t charge for the initial consultation; ask if there is a charge when you set the appointment for your first visit.<\/p>\n
Make a list of questions you would like answered. Make the most of your visit. Don’t get off track and use up the time on non-essential conversation.<\/p>\n
Suggested questions for your attorney:<\/strong><\/p>\n Will he or she return your phone calls promptly?<\/p>\n Will he or she keep you informed as your case progresses?<\/p>\n Is he or she trained in custody and other issues?<\/p>\n Does he or she have experience in handling all types of divorce cases?<\/p>\n Will you be charged for phone calls? If so, how much?<\/p>\n What is his or her fee schedule?<\/p>\n Does he or she offer a payment plan?<\/p>\n What is his or her primary caseload focus?<\/p>\n Remember:<\/strong><\/p>\n Your attorney works for you<\/em>. You deserve a good value for your money.<\/p>\n If you feel uneasy about the capabilities of one attorney, find another. You need to have complete confidence in your legal advisor.<\/p>\n Be truthful about your divorce. Your attorney needs all the details.<\/p>\n Your attorney won’t always have good news.<\/p>\n You are not hiring your attorney to be your friend.<\/p>\n Your case is as important as any other case he or she might be working on.<\/p>\n If you are not satisfied that your attorney is doing the best at representing you, find another attorney.<\/p>\n Never use the same attorney your spouse is using. It is impossible for one attorney to represent both of you equally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Divorce is stressful enough without wondering if you have the right attorney. Here are a few tips to help in selecting an attorney:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/patg.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/patg.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/patg.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patg.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patg.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=897"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/patg.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3056,"href":"https:\/\/patg.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897\/revisions\/3056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/patg.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patg.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patg.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}