Counter suit divorce

[tlfreeze]

What is the name of your state? Texas I am fixing to retain a divorce lawyer. Have not signed the contract yet. There is a section on there that says that more than one attorney or assistants may be working on my matter at any given time. I am somewhat nervous. I know that it is not going to be cheap but wish i knew what i was in for. Any help would be very appreciated. No children under 18. Only division of assets and spousal support.

 

[HighwayMan]

No one here has a crystal ball.

If you want more information you need to sit down and speak to the attorney or firm you are looking to retain.

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state? Texas I am fixing to retain a divorce lawyer. Have not signed the contract yet. There is a section on there that says that more than one attorney or assistants may be working on my matter at any given time. I am somewhat nervous. I know that it is not going to be cheap but wish i knew what i was in for. Any help would be very appreciated. No children under 18. Only division of assets and spousal support.

You might want to talk to a couple of different attorneys before you retain one if you are that nervous.

 

[bcr229]

What is the name of your state? Texas I am fixing to retain a divorce lawyer. Have not signed the contract yet. There is a section on there that says that more than one attorney or assistants may be working on my matter at any given time. I am somewhat nervous. I know that it is not going to be cheap but wish i knew what i was in for. Any help would be very appreciated. No children under 18. Only division of assets and spousal support.

If you and your husband are amicable about splitting and can mutually agree on how to divide your assets and debts, it will cost significantly less than if you fight over everything right down to the last stick of furniture in the house.

 

[HighwayMan]

In that case mediation would probably be the best way to go. But we don't know and the OP didn't say what the prospects for that are,

 

[commentator]

If you and your husband are amicable about splitting and can mutually agree on how to divide your assets and debts, it will cost significantly less than if you fight over everything right down to the last stick of furniture in the house.

It is so often the case that one party is that, and the other party is not. Potential cost is relevant to whether either party (or both) fall toward one of these two extremes. And if they are not, but you are, (amicable) you may get your head handed to you without good representation. So see at least a couple of law firms, talk to them before signing up, go with the one who you feel comfortable with, who creates less anxiety. Sometimes the well known larger firms that advertise on tv a lot will tend to hand you off quickly to their assistant attorneys. You might be more comfortable with someone else, worth a shot to talk to more candidates to see if you like the feel of the way they handle things.

 

[not2cleverRed]

It is so often the case that one party is that, and the other party is not. Potential cost is relevant to whether either party (or both) fall toward one of these two extremes. And if they are not, but you are, (amicable) you may get your head handed to you without good representation. So see at least a couple of law firms, talk to them before signing up, go with the one who you feel comfortable with, who creates less anxiety. Sometimes the well known larger firms that advertise on tv a lot will tend to hand you off quickly to their assistant attorneys. You might be more comfortable with someone else, worth a shot to talk to more candidates to see if you like the feel of the way they handle things.

Amen!

Additionally, make sure that you completely understand their billing. Some people text - know how you are going to be charged for communications and plan accordingly.

Make sure you prioritize what you want, and what you can walk away from. Try to determine, if the other side is not agreeable, how much you're going to have to pay in legal fees vs what you're hoping to get.

 

[Taxing Matters]

There is a section on there that says that more than one attorney or assistants may be working on my matter at any given time.

That is common when you hire a law firm with several lawyers and some assistants. It is letting you know that not everything in the case will necessarily be done by the lawyer you met. While I would expect that the lawyer you chose would handle most of the major things like any hearings or trials, etc., others may have a hand in it, too. For example, at my firm I do all the substantive legal work on the cases I have because I'm the only lawyer that practices in those areas, but in our personal injury branch we have two litigators and one other other lawyer who is the primary researcher and who drafts most of the motions and pleadings and never appears in court. The researcher/writer is very good at that (and enjoys it) so it makes sense to hand that work off to him, while the two litigators are the ones who decide the strategy and do all the court appearances, depositions, etc. They are very good at that part of things. So the client gets the benefit of work done by specialists in the two areas (litigation and research/writing), and it doesn't cost anything more than if just one lawyer did all of it. Talk with the lawyer you are considering hiring about how things generally work in his/her firm. Each law firm operates a bit differently.

 

[stealth2]

In addition, your retainer agreement should break down the hourly rates for the different levels of assistance (i.e. partner, assistant, paralegal, etc.)... As well as how phone calls, emails, etc. are billed. Go over the statements you receive to make sure everything's billed properly...