Friday, June 13, 2008

Divorce Tips For Women: Get Your Attorney Working For You

By Shannon Glendenny

The biggest expense to be faced by any woman when divorcing their partner is the cost of hiring a divorce attorney. As well as paying the bill a woman should be prepared to not just sit back and assume that their attorney will do everything right for them and hope that they have their best interests at heart. You need to be proactive and keep abreast of everything that's going on.

If you really want to be aware of what it going on with your divorce proceedings at all times it is important that you ask their attorney questions. Below we provide some divorce tips for women which can help to make sure that they get the best service possible for their divorce attorney.

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!

Attorneys very often charge by the minute and have a minimum charge. If you need to ask a simple question such as when are the court dates or if a certain item of paperwork has been received then ask an assistant or a secretary. They more than likely won't charge and if they do it will be at a considerably lower rate. Also try to avoid small talk during meetings, talking about the attorneys recent vacation is costing you money.

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.

Because hiring a divorce attorney is a very large expense it is important that you keep a close eye on how much their fees are. It is therefore a good idea if you keep a record of every meeting you have with your attorney or any phone call you make to their office or them to you. As well as logging the dates on which these occurred also write down how long each of them.

Try to save up questions for your attorney and ask them during one meeting or call. If you have 1 question and contact your attorney you will incur a bill by asking several questions at once you will save some money. If possible try to ask simple questions through email once again this will help save time and money.

Keeping the above tips in mind by finding the right divorce attorney will help to make your divorce proceedings a little easier for you to cope with. A good divorce attorney will give you the confidence to know that you are able to cope with this particular stressful time and with them you will be able to plan and hopefully get the possible outcome for you at the end.

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