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Are you contemplating divorce? |
Divorce is stressful enough without wondering if you have the right attorney.
If you are like most couples, your circumstances are such that you must use an attorney to end your marriage. When your spouse says he or she wants a divorce, contacting an attorney should be high on your "to do" list. If trying to "fix" your marriage isn't an option, a visit to a divorce attorney is a first step toward protecting your interests. We encourage our clients to mediate the divorce process and not elect to use an attorney.
Divorce Mediation - Save Time, Money and your Sanity
Divorce mediation is one option that you have for completing your divorce. In this process you don’t battle your way through court proceedings to come to an agreement. Instead you and your estranged spouse work with a skilled mediator who helps you work together to reach an amicable agreement about how to divide your assets and family responsibilities. This divorce option doesn’t directly involve lawyers, however, it is a good idea to have one on retainer in case you have legal questions.
Well the choice is yours ! At KIDS our proficient legal team will prepare all your legal documents to ensure a that your divorce is handled quickly. KIDS has had years of experience, we are able to assist families through the process of a divorce keeping stress to a minimum. We promote fairness, equality, family values and most important, the best interests of the children. KIDS promotes mediation and not the adversarial system. It is way too costly to involve yourself in court batlles . We encourage the involvement of both parents in the lives of children, promote mutual respect and co-operation between the genders, and are dedicated to making divorce less adversarial. It is important that we encourage all of the parties to work together. These then provide the best role models for the children. KIDS greatly encourage parents to step forward and assume responsibility for their children, improve themselves, and be the very best they can be. Where children are involved our objective is to keep 'suffering' to a minimum for in the case when parents interests precede their children when the KIDS have become pawns. We are able to assist parents to continue the effective parenting of their children pre and post divorce. So let us mediate your divorce!
A divorce custody battle is one of the most difficult and emotionally disturbing situations that a parent can face. Many parents lose custody of their children, without even understanding how it was done to them. We can help you get fair proceedings, based on our years of experience with helping parents going through divorce with children.
You need to know the specific steps you can take to reduce or eliminate custody problems that could force you back to court at great expense. Worst of all are the parental alienation cases (where one parent puts down the other parent in front of their children), unfortunately this has become more and more common today.
A competent family lawyer can be of much help, but it is very expensive to have him or her guide you through all the details you need to boost your custody case, and they are not usually trained in parental alienation issues.
There are also additional custody issues not part of family law, and even the best family lawyers are not trained to help with these. Lawyers are focused on the legal aspects of the case, not on the other problems of divorce such as helping you through a custody evaluation. What you are missing here may cost you the custody of your children.
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Things you should know before you hire an attorney
Do I Need a divorce attorney?
- Make sure he or she will return your phone calls promptly.
- Make sure he or she will keep you informed as your case progresses.
- Make sure he or she is trained in custody and other issues.
- Make sure he or she has experience in handling all types of divorces.
- Make sure (harass) those that do not assist in your accomplishments
- Important questions you should ask the attorney
- Ask if you'll be charged for phone calls and, if so, how much.
- Ask if you'll be charged for the initial consultation.
- Ask for his or her fee schedule.
- Ask when his or her fees are due.
- If necessary, ask if they offer a payment plan.
- Set an appointment.
- Make a list of questions you would like answered about your situation.
- Be truthful about your divorce.
- Don't expect your attorney to be your therapist or your best friend.
- If you feel uncomfortable, visit another attorney.
Why Mediation
When a relationship breaks down it is not unusual for one or both parties to want to end the marriage or be formally separated. Fair division of family assets, including the matrimonial home must be worked out. Using a specialist divorce solicitor is essential in ensuring an appropriate solution is found.
Divorce proceedings are started by one spouse filing a divorce summons at Court. The spouse seeking a divorce is called the Plaintiff and the other spouse is called the Defendant. Currently the law only provides one basis for divorce namely “that the marriage has broken down irretrievably”.
KID strives offer parents a cost effective alternative to litigation as we endorse mediation over the adversarial system. |