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Managing Your Court Case

After I made some poor choices, I was faced with some serious criminal charges that I needed to fight. To put it bluntly, I was completely terrified. I didn't know what I was going to do or how I was going to prove that I was innocent, but I knew that I needed to get started. I began talking to a criminal lawyer, and I started to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The lawyer was able to prove my alibi, and I was able to walk out of court with all of the charges dropped the same day. This blog is all about managing your court case.

Vital Legal Services That Competent Divorce Attorneys Make Available

When you want to end your marriage, you must go through the legal process involved with getting divorced. You technically can file the paperwork on your own and represent yourself during the case. However, you may not have the skills or knowledge to advocate for yourself sufficiently. Instead, you can benefit by putting a divorce attorney on retainer for your case.

1. Dividing Your Marital Assets

Assertive divorce attorneys are adept at making sure that their clients get their fair share of marital assets. If you and your spouse share several assets, such as bank accounts, investments and vehicles, you may want your share of them awarded to you before your case is settled. 

However, your spouse may argue that the assets belong to him or her or that your name is not on their titles. Depending on where you live, you can gain equal shares of assets that you and your spouse purchased or obtained together, even if your name is not on their titles. Your lawyer can make sure that the court awards you a fair share and that you get the money from or access to them to which you are entitled.

2. Filing for Spousal Maintenance

Divorce attorneys also consider whether or not their clients are entitled to spousal maintenance. If you have been married for a certain period of time and did not earn as much as your spouse during the marriage, you may be entitled to spousal support payments. You especially may be entitled to them if you currently do not have a job and have no income coming in at all.

Depending on how long you have been married, you may be entitled to these payments for a third or half of the length of your marriage. If you have been married for 12 years, for example, you may receive spousal support payments for up to four years.

Most divorce attorneys can handle child custody and support matters. They can petition the court to award custody to their clients and also order the other spouse to pay child support. Custody and support matters can be settled in the divorce decree.

Divorce attorneys can offer important legal services for clients. They ensure that clients get their fair amount of shared marital assets. They also can file for spousal and child support, as well as child custody. Learn more by contacting a local law firm.  


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