Santa Clarita Divorce | Consult But Don’t Retain A Lawyer
As a proponent of doing your own divorce, I am always glad to find someone who shares my thoughts on the issues of divorce. To do your own divorce means to NOT retain an attorney.
There are a few reasons to retain a divorce attorney. Simply because you are getting divorced is not reason enough to retain an attorney
What does it mean to “retain” an attorney? When you retain an attorney, you are giving that attorney to act on your behalf. Because the legal system is an adversary system, getting an attorney involved almost always causes more trouble and raises the level of conflict in the divorce.
So what we argue is that you do not need to retain a lawyer, but use them on a consultative basis when you have questions about your legal rights during the divorce process. You can continue to meet with and consult divorce attorneys without having to retain them.
Divorce attorneys do not want you to know this. They want you to retain them so they can rack up the fees and charge you for every step of the way.
When you use an attorney on a consultation basis, you maintain control of what happens during the divorce process and can ensure that it does not go off the rails.
There are two ways you can view attorneys and how they work. First, you have to understand that when you hire them, they are going to do whatever it takes to win and represent your best interest. They have to, otherwise risk a possible malpractice suit which means sometimes doing things in their best interest and not yours.
But on the other end, doesn’t this seem a little convenient? I mean, to represent your best interest, they have to act in a way that can complicate your case and make it worse instead of better. The more trouble you have, the more money the attorney makes.
Do you think this is an incentive for them to keep things simple?
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