Are There Any Flat Fee Divorce Attorneys In Santa Clarita

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Are There Any Flat Fee Divorce Attorneys In Santa Clarita

As a provider of affordable divorce services, I am always on the prowl for divorce attorneys that provide flat fee attorney representation.

I know there are some out there, but they are few and far between.

The reason I want to know which attorneys are willing to take cases on a flat fee basis, is because sometimes the families I help run into trouble and things spiral out of control and need to hire an attorney.

This does not happen very often and in fact 99% of my clients complete their divorce with me without ever needing to speak to an attorney.

What is the difference between a flat fee attorney and the way they traditionally charge? I will tell you.

The majority of divorce attorneys operate on a retainer and hourly basis. This simply means that you pay a retainer fee upfront before the attorney lifts a finger. In Santa Clarita, this generally runs about $5,000. That retainer is depleted as the attorneys work on your case.

Once the retainer is drained (and it goes fast) you are responsible for all costs over that. Some will start billing you each month and others will ask for you to “refill the tank” and deposit more money. This way they don’t have to worry about you not paying.

Attorneys that operate on a flat fee basis will take your case on for a single fee. They are taking a chance because if the case goes on longer than they expected, they essentially lose money. I have also had attorneys charge a flat fee for a single service and then if things change, they will ask you for more money.

So if you are a flat fee divorce attorney in Santa Clarita, I would be interested in speaking to you so we could see if you would be a good referral source for my clients that need an attorney.

Sure Are A Lot Of Divorce Attorneys In Santa Clarita

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Sure Are A Lot Of Divorce Attorneys In Santa Clarita

Santa Clarita sure has its fair share of divorce attorneys. I guess it goes with the territory as our city continues to grow.

What is interesting is that all these divorce attorneys are fighting to get a piece of the divorce business in Santa Clarita. There is no shortage of divorcing couples it seems.

The buzz on the street is that divorce attorneys are starting to see a lighter load of new clients these days. They are wondering what might be the cause.

I can think of 2 reasons. Cost and lack of need.

First, lets talk about cost. The cost of hiring a divorce attorneys continue to rise. With average divorce attorneys in Santa Clarita charging around $300 per hour and those that consider themselves top-shelf charging $500 per hour.

Thats a lot of money for anyone. And now that they are seeing less new clients, they have only a few ways of keeping the money coming in the door. Some have resorted to raising their hourly rates so they can make more money off the clients they already have. Ouch!

Now lets talk about the lack of need. Word is starting to spread that you just don’t need an attorney to get divorced. More and more people are taking to using our divorce document preparation service and avoid the high costs of attorney representation.

Why in the world would you hire an attorney at $500 per hour to prepare your divorce documents? Some people do so because they don’t know there are any other options.

We are here to make sure Santa Clarita residents know there is a better and more affordable option to getting divorced.

We do everything form completing your documents, filing them and explaining the divorce process. We prepare your divorce documents exactly as they would be done with that expensive attorney. Give us a call to learn more.

You’re A Fool If You Don’t Hire An Attorney – Santa Clarita Divorce

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You’re A Fool If You Don’t Hire An Attorney – Santa Clarita Divorce

I have been doing a lot of reading lately and recently came upon an attorney marketing piece that stated that one of the top 5 mistakes you can make during your divorce is failing to hire an attorney.

He even went as far as to say “represent yourself and you have a fool for a client” referencing an old saying.

The reasons provided was because of the highly emotional nature of divorce and that you don’t know how the court process works and don’t understand what to do in a court hearing or how evidence works which will harm your ability to come out on top during your divorce.

This may be true if you have a contested case and end up in court in front off a judge. But statistics tell us that if you actually go to trial during your divorce, you are the minority of cases.

In uncontested divorce cases, none of this applies. So you would not be a fool to represent yourself if your not going to court. You would actually be much the opposite.

I think you are smart if you decide to represent yourself during divorce. I think you would be even smarter if you hires our divorce document preparation firm to complete your divorce and help you through the process.

I agree that you should get a consultation with an attorney if you have legal questions. We are the first people to say you should speak to an attorney on a consultation basis only if you have legal type questions.

But outside of needing legal advice and representation in court, we an assist you in the divorce process, explain procedure and handle all the paperwork.

Give us a call today and speak directly to our legal document assistants so we can explain how we will help you get through your divorce. And we promise not to call you a fool.