QUESTION
What do we need to take to a lawyer who will represent both parties?
Asked on Dec 03rd, 2013 on Divorce - New York
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We would like to keep this as inexpensive as possible by doing as much work ourselves as we can and only hiring a lawyer to file documents, etc. What should we prepare and present to a lawyer? (in other words, something similar to what a mediator would prepare, but without the mediator).
1 ANSWER
A lawyer can not represent both parties in a divorce. That having been said if you present an outline of your agreement on all issues (economic division, custody and child support) a single attorney, representing one of you, can draw up the papers. It would always be prudent to have a second attorney (representing the other person) review the documents before filing.
Answered on Dec 04th, 2013 at 6:13 AM