all advice welcomed!

What is the name of your state? nevada
I'm new to this forum, but I know that I am
sure grateful that it exists. I have posted
once regarding pension + divorce (and would like to express sincere thanks to the member who replied and answered my questions in an educated, informative, and enjoyable way). now i have started calling for free consultations locally to possibly hire an attorney, and I would greatly appreciate some experienced words of wisdom from any and all who have gone though divorce (especially with children and property invovled)....
Where can I find out information about attorneys in my area, for instance court records, case outcomes, etc.? Does the Family Court/Law
segment of the "justice" system have any public records or information that I can look into? Does anyone have any advise on how I can learn about the various attorneys and how successful they are with the Family court judges, how they handle themselves and their clients, etc.? I just want to get this right the first time, so we all can get on with enjoying life. (less stress, more humor! more fun!) Can I legally look into these matters so that I don't invest energy, time, or resources wrongly. my main concern is what is best for my children, and causes the least stress and anguish for them. Please offer advise quickly !

First, lots of hugs as divorce is the most painful ordeal I have ever been through.

I don't what kind of "public records" you are referring to; for example, bankruptcies and certain criminal and/or civil cases are public records. In many states, motor vehicle records are "public records too.

Since I don't think those are the public records you are referring to the first thing that I would advise you to do (assuming you don't have friends with experience in going through divorces) is check out these sites:

[url]http://divorcenet.com/nv/nv.html[/url] and

[url]http://www.divorcesource.com/info/divorcelaws/nevada.shtml[/url] looking under state law for Nevada.

Both of these sites contain contacts to local Family Law practitioners.

Now, armed with knowledge about Nevada divorce law, I suggest looking at

[url]http://www.******dale.com/xp/******dale/Lawyer_Locator/Search_Lawyer_Locator/search_result.xml?PG=0&STYPE=P&search=2&PAREA=748&SET=&CN=&CTY=&STS=30&CRY=1&LNG=&LSCH=&MTY=&MTR=&FS Z=&BR=[/url]

(I know that this link is long but it will put you in the right spot)

for the lawyers listed in the ******dale-Hubell directory of Family law practitioners in your state. Some of the lawyers have ratings as to the efficacy in court. Click on the name of the lawyer and you'll get info on how long he/she has been practicing and other relevant info. You will also see a link called "Rating info". Click on that too. Not all lawyers have ratings though. Some have chose not to have ratings published (which does not mean that they are "inadequate lawyers") or or the particular lawyer is not in the MH system yet. This is the only site I know (barring calling the Nevada Bar association)that "rates" lawyers. Then call around to schedule some free or low cost consults, though inexpensive consults does not equate to the best representation, especially if there are children and property involved. It's important to make at least two to four of these appointments, unless the first one or two lawyers you see gives you a "warm fuzzy feeling".

By the way, I have been through a nasty divorce myself, with teenaged children, and have just had to file bankruptcy because my ex-husband is 1) not working, so he refused to divide the marital debt and he was a "big spender" (DE is an "equitable distribution" state 2) remarried to a woman of means whose paying my CS/Alimony and is "supporting" my voluntarily unemployed ex.

Good luck and please hug your precious children for me.

D-termined...
First, lots of hugs as divorce is the most painful ordeal I have ever been through.

I don't what kind of "public records" you are referring to; for example, bankruptcies and certain criminal and/or civil cases are public records. In many states, motor vehicle records are "public records too.

Since I don't think those are the public records you are referring to the first thing that I would advise you to do (assuming you don't have friends with experience in going through divorces) is check out these sites:

[url]http://divorcenet.com/nv/nv.html[/url] and

[url]http://www.divorcesource.com/info/divorcelaws/nevada.shtml[/url] looking under state law for Nevada.

Both of these sites contain contacts to local Family Law practitioners.

Now, armed with knowledge about Nevada divorce law, I suggest looking at

[url]http://www.******dale.com/xp/******dale/Lawyer_Locator/Search_Lawyer_Locator/search_result.xml?PG=0&STYPE=P&search=2&PAREA=748&SET=&CN=&CTY=&STS=30&CRY=1&LNG=&LSCH=&MTY=&MTR=&FS Z=&BR=[/url]

(I know that this link is long but it will put you in the right spot)

for the lawyers listed in the ******dale-Hubell directory of Family law practitioners in your state. Some of the lawyers have ratings as to the efficacy in court. Click on the name of the lawyer and you'll get info on how long he/she has been practicing and other relevant info. You will also see a link called "Rating info". Click on that too. Not all lawyers have ratings though. Some have chose not to have ratings published (which does not mean that they are "inadequate lawyers") or or the particular lawyer is not in the MH system yet. This is the only site I know (barring calling the Nevada Bar association)that "rates" lawyers. Then call around to schedule some free or low cost consults, though inexpensive consults does not equate to the best representation, especially if there are children and property involved. It's important to make at least two to four of these appointments, unless the first one or two lawyers you see gives you a "warm fuzzy feeling".

By the way, I have been through a nasty divorce myself, with teenaged children, and have just had to file bankruptcy because my ex-husband is 1) not working, so he refused to divide the marital debt and he was a "big spender" (DE is an "equitable distribution" state 2) remarried to a woman of means whose paying my CS/Alimony and is "supporting" my voluntarily unemployed ex.

Good luck and please hug your precious children for me.

watch the lawyer in court before making any decisions
if i would have i would never hired my ex-lawyer

"Word " has given you very good advice. My lawyer was also a "whimp". My xh and I (DE family law allows "bifurcation of issues", meaning the divorce was completed - and my xh remarried - before the other ancilliary matters- cs, custody, prop. division, alimony were settled - this "law" really, really *sucks*) met with our attorneys the day before we were supposed to go to court for the last time and "settled". In retrospect, I felt I could have done at least as well in getting the settlement as I did without spending $4700 on a lawyer than if I had done it
*pro se*.

I received your email by the way and I will respond later. I was having trouble with my computer yesterday, that's why the text runs off the screen.

Good luck!

I paid a 1000 for mine and am now contactin the bar ass.to get him kicked off his whole game plan from what I could tell was making friends with other lawyer