Five Reasons You Need to Make an Appointment Now:
Our natural fear of the “unknown, all of the “myths” you may have heard, and the threats that you have already heard from your spouse may have you wondering if you will be able to handle your domestic matter. The following list of threats is, unfortunately, typical in family law cases:
“I’m going to drag this case out forever. By the time you get your share of the property, you’ll be too old to enjoy it.”
“If you try to get money from me, I’m going to file a custody action and take the children away from you.
“I’ve already got the best lawyer in town. He’s going to kill you and your lawyer. [or, alternative version] He knows all the judges; no way you’ll ever get a decent result in Court”
“Don’t get your own lawyer. Their only interest is to drag out the case to make more money. You might as well just believe what my lawyer has already told me.”
“I’m ready to give you a fair settlement. But, if you get a lawyer, I’m going to play hard ball, and you are going to end up with much less than I was willing to give you.”
“You’re crazy for pushing this divorce. All you are doing is taking money away from the children.”
“If you don’t settle on a reasonable basis, I’ll simply stop working, or declare bankruptcy, and let’s see the Court make me pay money I don’t have.”
“I’ll tell the children that you are responsible for this mess.”
“You don’t want me to have to tell the Court that you’ve been in therapy and/or used to have a drug problem, do you?”
In our experience, 99% of these threats are baseless. The sooner you come in, the sooner we can assure you that the threats listed above (and the myriad variations we’ve heard before) are not real, and pose you no harm.
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