Tulsa Divorce Lawyers - Ten Questions To Ask When Hiring A Lawyer

May 28
07:39

2012

Matthew Ingham

Matthew Ingham

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During the later stages of your marriage, both you and your spouse will experience strong feelings of uncertainty. In the typical divorce scenario, as the marriage begins to wind down and both spouses have excepted the reality that divorce is imminent, then the spouses have to turn their attention toward the future...

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During the later stages of your marriage,Tulsa Divorce Lawyers - Ten Questions To Ask When Hiring A Lawyer Articles both you and your spouse will experience strong feelings of uncertainty. In the typical divorce scenario, as the marriage begins to wind down and both spouses have excepted the reality that divorce is imminent, then the spouses have to turn their attention toward the future.

If this is you, and you and your spouse are ready to move forward with the divorce process, then take our advice and do some research first. Keep in mind, your future in divorce and your future after divorce does not have to look or feel gloomy. So long as you are willing to rely on your family and friends for support and so long as you are willing to do a little research, you will be fine.

During the early stages of the divorce, you are going to want answers for questions that are personal and answers for questions that are legal. With regard to questions that are personal in nature, we recommend that you rely on your family members and friends for guidance. With regard to questions that are legal in nature, we recommend that you take a look at some of our other articles for a lot of valuable information about the divorce process. Also, with regard to questions that are legal in nature, we recommend that you read the rest of this article.

Our purpose in writing this article is to help you find the right lawyer. With regard to hiring a lawyer, you have a lot of options. What we have compiled here in this article is a list of ten questions for you to ask any lawyer who you are considering hiring. Our advice is that you read these ten questions and then ask them whenever you meet with the lawyer for the first time at the initial consultation:

Question Number One: How Long Have You Been Practicing Law?

Question Number Two: How Long Have You Been Practicing In Divorce?

Question Number Three: How Many Divorce Clients Have You Represented?

Question Number Four: Do You Specialize In Divorce? Or Do You Practice In Other Areas?

Question Number Five: Do You Have An Associate, Office Manager, Or Legal Assistant Who Will Ocassionally Work On My Case?

Question Number Six: What Is Your Policy About Returning Phone Calls?

Question Number Seven: Do You Encourage Mediation?

Question Number Eight: How Successful Are You At Settling Divorces At Mediation?

Question Number Nine: How Many Of Your Divorce Cases Have Gone To Trial?

Question Number Ten: How Much Is Your Retainer? And How Much Is Your Hourly Rate?