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Do I Need A Divorce Lawyer?

Good question, we hear that a lot, can I not just do the divorce on my own?  Can I represent my case and my divorce myself in court?   So when do you need a divorce lawyers help? It kind of is a no brainer, you know you need a lawyer for certain things, if you have been arrested, getting sued, if you have been charged with a certain crime; yes these are really good times to have a lawyer at hand, these are times that you may just be able to get through a legal battle on your own without a lawyer by your side.  A divorce is too, of course you can file for a divorce on your own, and you can handle your own divorce, but just remember one thing, when representing your self there is a saying, and that saying goes you might have a fool for a client.  A lawyer has expertise and is good and resolving certain situations, they are good at advice and talking to a judge, where on hand we may not be.  Getting up and saying I deserve this and I deserve that in your own divorce in court may not be the thing to do.  This is why a divorce lawyer is handy, you give them your past information and life, they can word things, that can save you having to go back to court a second time and knowing then you should have hired divorce lawyer the first time around.  A divorce lawyer saves you heart ache, *MORE* stress; they handle the situation for you, less money in the long run, and probably a lot more time! OK so there is a good question to ask when you are perusing a divorce, and these are some questions you need to ask yourself.  With the question do I need a divorce lawyer, so let’s take a moment to look at some of these?
  1. What is at stake?
  2. Is there an estate?
  3. Are there kids involved?
  4. Is there a lot of unpaid debt?
 The list can keep going and going and there are several more to add, but that is a highlight of a few that you need to ask yourself, with a divorce lawyers expertise, you can get what you need and the future can be much more stable then if you decided to do the divorce all by yourself.  Even still if you are thinking of doing the divorce yourself, it really never hurts to at least talk to a lawyer, most of your initial visits are free, and maybe they can give you some pointers and advice, on what they see is involved in the divorce.  Take the time to think about doing the divorce yourself.  If you’re in a hurry and think you can get through it quicker doing it yourself, you could jeopardize your future.  A divorce is high stress times…..take time to talk to a lawyer.

 

Posted: Nov 30 2007, 08:06 AM by Divorce | with no comments
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