5 Fresh Tips to Help You Understand the Divorce Process with Divorce Lawyer Alex Peterson of Family First Legal Group
Learning how to understand the divorce process can be overwhelming, but you’re not alone! Check out these 5 Fresh Tips to help you understand the divorce process with divorce attorney Alex Peterson of Family First Legal Group.
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5 Fresh Tips to help you better understand the divorce process:
Buy nice not twice. There are so many people who try to price shop and they end up getting burned, then we step in to assist and sometimes it's too late to really fix it.
Ask the right questions. No one asks things like "what is the case load of each lawyer," "how often is my specific lawyer out of the office?" "Does anyone cover for my lawyer when he/she is out?" Everyone asks about competence, aggressiveness, these traits that are pretty much useless and abstract - they need to ask about the economy of time, as a great lawyer with no time is trash.
Ask to speak with a former client who went through something similar. We routinely refer our prospective clients to speak to our community of former clients, with their permission naturally, so they can hear it from their perspective. If a lawyer is unable or unwilling to do the same for you, that's a very bad sign.
Two ears, one mouth, use in proportion. A good meeting with a good lawyer should involve a LOT of listening from the lawyer at the outset and then a point will come where that dynamic shifts and the lawyer will need the room to express the system for resolution. I have seen countless times a lawyer never shutting up to listen and also seen the other side where a client pays for a consultation and then doesn't ever listen to possible solutions. Has to be a healthy give and take on both sides.
Ask what the full fare is for the trip. It is very common to ask about hourly rates but so UNCOMMON to ask about what the whole trip costs. If you're in San Diego who cares what it costs to go to San Francisco if you're trying to go to New York City? Need to know a full estimate of costs for the whole project.