Yes, I’m back, and I’m still talking about costs in your divorce or child custody case because there is (still) more information that I could share that might impact the choices that you make in your case, at least when it comes to whether to hire an attorney (and if so, whom). We’ve already talked...
What does a family law case cost? Part Three
It is always hard to ascertain, especially ahead of time, exactly how much your family law case – whether divorce or child custody – will ultimately cost. Even though I do this day in and day out, and have for over fourteen years now, it’s hard for even me to help give people the “ballpark”...
Everyone – and I do mean everyone – who is going through a divorce is concerned about the total overall cost and looking for clever hacks to save money. One of the biggest costs, for many people, is what they pay their divorce attorney. So, whether you’re hoping to navigate your divorce without paying an...
Divorce is a challenge, no matter what. There are, though, some cases that are even more difficult than normal. It can be hard, in the very early days, to accurately judge a case and determine whether *this* case will be one of the more difficult ones. One of the hardest things to navigate – in...
Everyone wants a “ballpark” estimate for how much their family law case is going to cost and – who am I kidding? – I can completely understand. It’s awful to feel like your divorce or custody case, and the corresponding legal representation, is some kind of terrifying blank check. It could cost $5,000; it could...
Why do men hate child support so much? I mean, on the one hand, I get it. No one wants to have to send money to their ex every single month. But, then again, not everybody has kids with their ex. Child support is – literally – the absolute LEAST that a parent can...
You credit score is probably one of those things that you don’t think about all that often. After all, it’s not like it’s something that you need to use very often. In a divorce, though, I’ve found that it’s often one of the first things that slips. Almost immediately after the parties start to...
We get a lot of questions about the cost of divorce, pro bono work, attorney’s fees (like, can I make him pay mine?) and so much more. We find that there’s a lot of confusion about how attorney’s charge for their work and what it actually costs. That’s probably for a lot of reasons. I...