What to Consider in Choosing Your California Divorce Lawyer | backesfamilylaw's Blog

Choosing the right California divorce lawyer to represent you and your best interests in your divorce case is one of the most important decisions you can make. Filing for divorce in San Diego can be a long and complicated process, even more so if you do not have a qualified and accessible San Diego family lawyer on your side.

Asking references of your friends and family might be your first step in finding a good San Diego divorce lawyer, but ultimately you should go with your own instincts. Schedule a consultation appointment, and make sure you bring along all the questions you need answered. This will give you the opportunity to interact with your potential lawyer and his or her staff. This first meeting is crucial. You should know after an hour or so if this is the right divorce attorney for you. Your San Diego divorce attorney is someone you will be sharing some of the most intimate details of your life and marriage with, as well as some confidential financial information. Therefore, he or she must be someone whom you trust and feel you can comfortably share all this information with, as well as someone who is qualified enough to fight for you and your best interests.

One of the most important and relevant questions to ask your lawyer in the initial consultation, is whether he or she specializes in San Diego family law. You wouldn’t go to a general physician if you have a specific condition, for example heart disease. Likewise, you shouldn’t settle on a general California lawyer who handles criminal, injury, or business cases as well. You should find a practice that mostly specializes in family law, if the practice does not, you should probably go somewhere else.

The next most important questions to ask would definitely have to do with the costs, and billing arrangements. Are the fees fixed or hourly? Are there separate costs involved? What kinds of things can you expect to see on your bill? Who else will be working on the case and are those fees separate as well? What can you do to help keep costs down?

Ultimately, you should ask what are the efforts your lawyer is willing to make for your case. You want a lawyer who will be directly involved, even with your spouse and his or her lawyer, and also will be able to communicate with you on everything. The lawyer should be willing to explain both the decisions and the recommendations which will ultimately help your case. However, in the end, you are the one who makes the decisions.

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