How to Find the Right Divorce Mediator in New Mexico
Divorce mediation remains the absolute best way to handle your divorce IF it’s right for your situation. But even when mediation is right for you, one of the first challenges is actually finding an experienced, qualified divorce mediator.
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Three Common Mistakes Clients Make in Child Custody Cases in Albuquerque
Undoubtedly, one of the most serious aspects of any divorce or paternity case is how the Divorce Court (or the parties themselves), will ultimately determine the issue of child custody and visitation. While the path of a child custody case in the Albuquerque courts is fairly predictable, clients get in trouble when they lose sight of the overall importance of custody agreements, especially when their divorce lawyers fail to keep them focused on the impact these decisions will have on the children.
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How to Replace Your Existing Divorce Attorney
Just like in the medical field, you can hire a second lawyer to give you a second opinion about what is going on in your divorce case, and whether new legal counsel might be appropriate. Remember that just because the court has ruled against you, or the case is not going exactly the way you want it to, does not mean your lawyer is doing a poor Job or needs to be replaced.
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6 Things Divorce Lawyers Will Never Tell You (Part 6)
A lot of people think they can save money by using online forms and pursuing their divorce without an attorney. If you and your spouse have few assets and no children and you agree on all aspects of your divorce, you might be able to use the online forms successfully.
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6 Things Divorce Lawyers Will Never Tell You (Part 5)
The only way a lawyer can gain experience with divorce cases is to join a firm that specializes in divorce and family law and helping with the cases or to take continuing legal education courses.
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6 Things Divorce Lawyers Will Never Tell You (Part 4)
In the process of getting a mediated divorce, you both use the same attorney, which will cut your and your spouse’s combined legal fees in half. Also, while it often takes months to finalize a litigated divorce, our firm has completed many mediated divorces within 30 days.
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6 Things Divorce Lawyers Will Never Tell You (Part 3)
In many divorces, the opposing lawyers send vicious letters back and forth to document that a client is unhappy with a proposed decision or to threaten that action if the spouse and his or her lawyer don’t give in on a certain detail.
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6 Things Divorce Lawyers Will Never Tell You (Part 2)
Many people think there are dozens of decisions to make in a divorce and that all of the marital assets are “up for grabs” in the divorce process. That is not true. While people picture a 100-yard football field, what we are really dealing with in most divorces is a 10-yard football field. The process is much more narrow and straightforward than most people realize.
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6 Things Divorce Lawyers Will Never Tell You (Part 1)
Most people enter the divorce process thinking their case has to be handled a certain way and that the lawyer will dictate the process. Lawyers will tell you the way they want to proceed or how it normally goes, but the truth is that your case does not have to be handled in one particular way. You actually have quite a bit of control over how the process should work.
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Talking to Your Spouse About Divorce
Unless you are dealing with a situation involving physical or emotional abuse, not discussing your divorce prior to filing creates significant hurdles to effecting an efficient and fair resolution of your divorce case.
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