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Diana Shepherd, the editorial director of Divorce Magazine, on 15 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Divorce Lawyer
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Read the transcript of this video below.
The outcome of your divorce proceedings will change the course of your life forever, so invest the time and money to find the lawyer who will do the best job for you. Interview two or three lawyers before deciding who’ll represent you. Remember: it’s your responsibility to retain a lawyer who’s not only good at his or her job, but one whose personality and outlook are compatible with yours.
Here are the questions you should ask during your initial interview:
• Do you practice family law exclusively? If not, what percentage of your practice is family law?
• How long have you been practicing?
• What is your retainer (the initial fee paid – or, sometimes, the actual contract you sign – to officially hire a lawyer)? Is this fee refundable? What is your hourly fee?
• What is your hourly rate and billing terms? You should know what you’re paying for, how often you will be billed, and at what rates.
• Approximately how much will my divorce cost? The lawyer will only be able to provide an estimate based on the information you provide – and your realistic estimation of how amicable you and your spouse are. If you think your case is extremely simple, but your spouse’s lawyer buries your attorney in paperwork, you can expect your costs to increase.
• What do you think the outcome will be? Remember, you’re looking for truthfulness here – not to be told a pretty story.
• If your spouse has retained a divorce lawyer, ask your prospective lawyer whether he or she knows this lawyer. If so, ask: “Have you worked with him or her before? Do you think the lawyer will work to settle the case? And is there anything that would prevent you from working against this lawyer?”
• What percentage of your cases go to trial? You actually want to choose a lawyer with a low percentage here – a good negotiator who can settle your divorce without a long, expensive court battle.
• Are you willing and able to go to court if this case can’t be settled any other way?
• How long will this process take? (Again, the answer will be an approximation.)
• What are my rights, and what are my obligations during my divorce?
• At a full-service law firm, ask who will be handling the case: the lawyer you’re interviewing, an associate, or a combination of senior and junior lawyers and paralegals?
• Should I consider divorce mediation? Ask if your case – at least in the initial stages – might be a good one for mediation. If there has been violence in the relationship, or one spouse is seriously intimidated by the other, this may not be a viable alternative.
• Should I consider Collaborative Divorce? In this alternative-dispute process, each client hires a collaborative lawyer to serve as his/her advisor. Both clients and lawyers sign an agreement that they will not go to court; if the process fails, the lawyers must resign and the divorcing couple starts over again from square one.
• What happens now? Do I need to do anything? And when will I hear from you?
Finally, if there’s something you really need to know, or if you don’t understand something the lawyer said, don’t be afraid to ask for clarification.
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So you ask what percentage of their cases are family law. What are you looking for in the answer? If they say 10%, is okay? Is 30% okay? You ask how long they've been practicing. Is 2 years okay? How about 6 years? How about 50 years? If you tell someone what questions to ask but don't give them any benchmark of what they should be looking for in an answer, the advice is useless. Also, your lawyer has no idea what the outcome will be because they don't know how sneaky the other party is willing to be. Overall this video is useless.
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#1 .All lawyers are decent until you retain them.
#2. « How much is your hourly rate ? » That’s the first thing they discuss with you. No need to ask.
#3. Divorce lawyers don’t care and conveniently fail to tell you that the court system DOES NOT give or take. There is noone to ENFORCE what’s written on a divorce decree. If your spouse is NOT cooperative after the divorce settlement , you are on your own.
Why don’t you Tell us who enforces the orders ??? : NOONE.
Lawyers get paid to copy and paste documents that are completely USELESS.
Thank God my ex- husband and I are amicable ( lawyers hate that by the way)
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Would it be wise to divorce someone that may die within 1 year due to health conditions? Just wondering if it's worth the trouble or if I should just ride this out for a year.
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1. Do you practice family law exclusively?
1.a. If not what percentage is family law?
2. How long have you been practicing?
3. What is your retainer?
3.a. Is this fee refundable?
4. What is your hourly rate and billing terms?
5. Approximately how much will my divorce cost?
6. What do you think the outcome will be?
7. Can/will you work against my spouse's divorce lawyer?
7.a. Have you worked with him or her before?
7.b. Do you link the lawyer will work to settle the case?
7.c. Is there anything that would prevent you from working against this lawyer?
8. What percentage of your cases go to trial?
9. Are you willing to take this case to court if it can't be settled?
10. How long will this process take?
11. What are my rights and what are my obligations during my divorce?
12. Who will be handle the case? The lawyer, an associate, junior paralegals, or combination?
13. Should I consider divorce mediation?
14. Should I consider Collaborative Divorce?
15. What happens now? Do I need to do anything and when will I hear from you?
My life is falling apart. My husband told me he wanted to get divorce last week. WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 30 YEARS AND HAVE SEVERAL KIDS. WE HAD WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A HAPPY MARRIAGE BUT NO. THERE GOES 30 YEARS DOWN THE DRAIN AND OUR…I MEAN MY PLAN TO RETIRE IN EUROPE AND DIE IN EACH OTHERS ARMS ….SHATTERED…..I PRAYED TO THE LORD EVERY DAY, WENT TO CHURCH ,. READ THE BIBLE AND NOW ITS ALL UNRAVELING….I WANT TO KEEP FAITH IN MY LORD BUT IT IS OF NO USE. GOD IS DEAD. I HAVE WASTED MY LIFE ON A NO GOOD LYING MAN. YOU SEEM LIKE A NICE LADY YOU REMIND ME OF MY DAUGHTER BUT SHE'S TOO BUSY PARTYING AND DOING DRUGS AND SMOKING WEED IN VEGAS TO CALL ME JUST LIKE THE REST OF MY DEADBEAT FAMILY WHO NEVER CALL ME
XOXO DEBORAH
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No marriage = No alimony & No divorce attorney cost. If you have children, child support for unmarried parents is usually set by income of both parties. He or she that earns more pays. The more kids the payor has with another woman or man, the lower the payment of child support will be via credit approved from a family law Judge. Try to avoid the distasteful family law court arena.
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Well done, Diana. This is the key point. People are looking for "The Best Lawyer" but often fail to prepare themselves and do a research about different types of representation. Thank you for putting this together.
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