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Do you hear and speak to your Family Law attorney?

Miss Sherita

Do you hear and speak to your Family Law attorney?

Most times the attorney-client relationship is based on getting and receiving information to help you reach the best outcome.  One may hear the paid advice given, but do you LISTEN to your attorney? Do they LISTEN to you? If you are not, you might want to keep the following in mind:
 
You hired them, did you do your research? They may claim to specialize in Family Law and Child Custody, but in Texas are they board certified? How much court experience do they have in Family cases? 
 
Can you effective and consistently communicate? At the initial consultation, they are relying on what you have told them. Once you hire them and have privilege it is not wise to keep secrets.  It will most likely surface, even if it is not your spouse telling them.  Spill! Better for them to know and prepare than not and you, your attorney and your case will suffer in the end.  Worse yet, if you don’t’ speak for months at a time, this may be worth looking at why you don’t’. 
 
Do you ask for legal advice or vent? Yes, this is a real issue that attorney’s and paralegals are reluctant to tell you about, but this Guardian will. If you are calling to speak and vent, with frustration, anger and resentment, that may be ok, however, the legal important details of what you are saying may likely get lost.  While your Family Law attorney does care about your feelings, they may not be evidence that can be valuable. Yes, it feels GREAT to call and get it off your chest, but if after that if it yields no results, rethink it.  Talk to them, ask them what they need to make your case stronger.  When they tell you, bring it to the table and be prepared to listen to what they have to say.  
 
If you are not listening and they are not listening and every conversation leaves you both frustrated, well, perhaps you are not a good match.  A relationship with a Family Law attorney is a relationship that comes during crisis and not all are a good fit.  Try and make it work, listen and speak, they went to law school, you are going through what is likely the worst time of your life and emotions are strong.  Be reasonable, be communicative, be proactive, and temper your expectations.  
 

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