Finding a Divorce Solicitor
Start by asking for recommendations from close friends or family members (your friends and your family -- not your spouse's) who have been through a divorce.
After your initial conversation with a divorce solicitor, you should be able to answer these questions: " Does this solicitor listen to me when I speak? Is the solicitor interested in what my goals are, or only with his or her own goals? " Look for someone who:
Practices matrimonial or family law.
Has a lot of divorce experience.
Is a skilled negotiator.
Is firm, but reasonable.
Is compatible with you and your goals.
Is totally candid.
Is not in conflict with your best interest.
Don't share a divorce solicitor with your spouse; don't hire your spouse's best friend (even if she's a friend of yours, too), business partner, or any member of your spouse's family to represent you -- even if you're on good terms with them. Aside from the obvious conflict of interest involved, you'll have created enemies -- and probably a whole new family feud -- before your divorce settles.
Your choice will be partially dictated by your spouse's choice: if the divorce is relatively easy and friendly, you can probably agree on what kind of representation you need. If the divorce is very bitter; if there's money, assets, or children at stake; or if your spouse is just plain "out to get you," consider hiring a well respected individual or firm.
As in any profession, there are good divorce solicitors and bad solicitors. It's up to you to do your homework -- and to ask the right questions -- to determine which group your solicitor falls into.
Sometimes, despite their best efforts, people end up choosing the wrong divorce solicitors. If it's clear that you've chosen the wrong solicitor, don't compound the problem by sticking with them to the bitter end.
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The goal of our firm is to provide honest, courteous and diligent representation while striving to keep your legal costs down and making the legal process as easy as possible on you.
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The solicitors at Damian Nolan & Co.,
Solicitors (incorporating William A.
James & Co.)
have more than 40 years of combined experience
in the following areas of law:
Residential conveyancing, commercial conveyancing, family law, divorce, separations, child custody matters, personal injury*, business law, wills and probate, civil litigation*, employment law, defamation, civil litigation*
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