Monmouth County Divorce Attorney
The Krompier Law Firm in Freehold is dedicated to making divorce as stress free as possible for New Jersey husbands and fathers. The firm's number one goal: protecting your rights through the divorce. The following tips and pieces of advice can help along the way.
Know Your Goals
Outline your goals upfront. Know what you want to achieve in terms of property division, child custody and support, and other issues that will come up during the divorce. Keep your goals reasonable and attainable. Be able to explain them clearly to your lawyer.
Listen to your lawyer's advice regarding the likelihood and probability of attaining your goals. He has been through this before and he knows the potential outcomes. If your goals are achievable, you can count on him to pursue them. If they aren't, he will tell you so because he doesn't want you to spend money unnecessarily striving for goals that aren't realistic.
Forget What You Heard
If they haven't already, family members and friends are going to give you advice about your divorce. A lot of this advice may seem reasonable, but it is important not to buy into any of it until you review the advice with an experienced lawyer.
For that matter, be careful with the information you get on the Internet. Trust what you hear directly from a lawyer who knows your situation.
Saving Time Is Saving Money
Your attorney and his staff can gather all of the documents and information necessary to move your divorce forward. However, this is work that you will be billed for. Anything you can gather yourself will save your attorney time and save you money.
While your attorney is here to listen to you and help in any way possible, he is not a trained therapist. This is an emotional time in your life, but the time spent with your attorney is best focused on your case and moving it forward.
More Tips and Advice
The following pages contain even more advice:
- Filing for divorce first
- Dealing with an unemployed or underemployed spouse
- Communication with spouse during divorce
- Settlement or trial
Schedule a Consultation
Protect your rights. Every one of them. To schedule a consultation and get divorce tips specific to your case, call toll free 866-678-1448 | 848-863-8591 or contact the firm by e-mail. The firm represents clients in Monmouth County, Middlesex County, and Ocean County.
