Focus on the Legal Issues

Listen to your lawyer and focus on the legal issues of your case. All too often, divorce costs are driven up by emotional issues that do not relate to the legal issues. This can have a costly impact particularly when you spend hundreds of dollars on attorney’s fees seeking items that are far less valuable and can be replaced. There are many examples where hundreds and even thousands of dollars have been spent to argue about couches, chairs, frying pans, dogs and cats. These items are replaceable. In property disputes, ask yourself "do I really want this item, or am I simply asking for it because it will hurt my spouse." Use the divorce process to "get out" not to "get even."

Don’t Try to Cheat

Hiding assets and delaying the proceedings may result in higher legal fees. A Court has the ability to require you to pay your spouse’s legal costs if it believes that you have contributed unreasonably to the length and delay of the proceedings.

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