BRAWER ,HIRSCH AND ASSOCATIES, P.A.
STRETCHING YOUR RETAINER ADVICE
Brawer, Hirsch and Associates P.A .are the attorneys who care.
We are here to be part of your solution. These Tips are to insure that we and the other family lawyers you choose to hire do not become part of your problem. Please read it carefully. Some of the material is common sense. Some of it comes directly from the Florida Self Help forms. All of it is designed to help you avoid having our office or your
FL family lawyers spend time doing work you could be doing yourself.
First, when our clients hire us to represent and stand beside them when they appear at the mediation or trial they expect to have beside them the best possible representation and have the benefit of our four decades of our family law experience. That is exactly what we want to provide for them. It is who we are and what we do.
YOUR RESPONSIDBILITY Florida law requires that all litigants in family law matters provide mandatory disclosures which include financial affidavits and financial documents.
TIPS #3 MANDATORY DISCLOSURES - We recommend that you provide your attorney with your own certificate of mandatory disclosures. You can have your attorney prepare these for you or you can download the form from the FL Family Self Help web site. When preparing for these I have had clients bring in boxes filled with a multitude of documents asking that I sort them and arrange them for filing as their mandatory disclosure responses. That requires a great deal of time. Time for an attorney is money. Do you really want to pay your attorney to stand over a copy machine when you could copy, sort, and arrange your own responses. If you want to save money you will do well if you download the self help form for the certificate of mandatory disclosures. Provide your attorney with the completed form and the documents that are required along with copies for the opposing counsel. Keep a copy for yourself.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
STRETCHING YOUR FL FAMILY LAW RETAINER TIP #2
BRAWER ,HIRSCH AND ASSOCATIES, P.A.
STRETCHING YOUR RETAINER ADVICE
Brawer, Hirsch and Associates P.A .are the attorneys who care.
We are here to be part of your solution. These Tips are to insure that we and the other family lawyers you choose to hire do not become part of your problem. Please read it carefully. Some of the material is common sense. Some of it comes directly from the Florida Self Help forms. All of it is designed to help you avoid having our office or your
FL family lawyers spend time doing work you could be doing yourself.
First, when our clients hire us to represent and stand beside them when they appear at the mediation or trial they expect to have beside them the best possible representation and have the benefit of our four decades of our family law experience. That is exactly what we want to provide for them. It is who we are and what we do.
YOUR RESPONSIDBILITY Florida law requires that all litigants in family law matters provide mandatory disclosures which include financial affidavits and financial documents.
TIPS #2 We recommend that you always provide your attorney with an amended current financial affidavit and you should keep your financial affidavit current as your situation changes. (Simply copy one of the self help financial affidavit forms and use it as many times as necessary). First of all, what your attorney does not know can only hurt you. Chances are you will be asked for this later and rather than having a motion filed to require you to do this which means paying your attorney to read the motion, research the law concerning the motion, updating the file with the motion, calendaring the motion, preparing to argue the motion, driving to the courthouse, waiting patiently for the case to be called, arguing the case, preparing an order for review by the opposing counsel and presenting the same to the court for signature and filing. All of this costs money.
Guess who will likely pay for it. That would be you.
Even if your attorney is never called to surrender the new financial affidavit, having the knowledge will save the wasted time spent preparing you for testimony about the former financial information. It also eliminates redrafting the Child Support Guidelines unnecessarily. Save time and money by keeping your financial affidavit up to date.
STRETCHING YOUR RETAINER ADVICE
Brawer, Hirsch and Associates P.A .are the attorneys who care.
We are here to be part of your solution. These Tips are to insure that we and the other family lawyers you choose to hire do not become part of your problem. Please read it carefully. Some of the material is common sense. Some of it comes directly from the Florida Self Help forms. All of it is designed to help you avoid having our office or your
FL family lawyers spend time doing work you could be doing yourself.
First, when our clients hire us to represent and stand beside them when they appear at the mediation or trial they expect to have beside them the best possible representation and have the benefit of our four decades of our family law experience. That is exactly what we want to provide for them. It is who we are and what we do.
YOUR RESPONSIDBILITY Florida law requires that all litigants in family law matters provide mandatory disclosures which include financial affidavits and financial documents.
TIPS #2 We recommend that you always provide your attorney with an amended current financial affidavit and you should keep your financial affidavit current as your situation changes. (Simply copy one of the self help financial affidavit forms and use it as many times as necessary). First of all, what your attorney does not know can only hurt you. Chances are you will be asked for this later and rather than having a motion filed to require you to do this which means paying your attorney to read the motion, research the law concerning the motion, updating the file with the motion, calendaring the motion, preparing to argue the motion, driving to the courthouse, waiting patiently for the case to be called, arguing the case, preparing an order for review by the opposing counsel and presenting the same to the court for signature and filing. All of this costs money.
Guess who will likely pay for it. That would be you.
Even if your attorney is never called to surrender the new financial affidavit, having the knowledge will save the wasted time spent preparing you for testimony about the former financial information. It also eliminates redrafting the Child Support Guidelines unnecessarily. Save time and money by keeping your financial affidavit up to date.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Tip #1 Stretch Your FL Family Law Retainer
BRAWER ,HIRSCH AND ASSOCATIES P.A.
STRETCHING YOUR RETAINER ADVICE
Thank you for your interest in Brawer, Hirsch and Associates P.A. the lawyers who care.
We are here to be part of your solution. These tips are offered to insure that we, as family lawyers in Fort Lauderdale FL, do not become part of your problem. Please read it carefully. Some of the material is common sense. Some of it comes directly from the Florida Self Help forms. All of it is designed to help you avoid having your FL Family Lawyer's office spend time doing work you could be doing yourself.
First, our clients hire us to represent them so that when they appear at their divorce mediation or trial they will have beside them the best possible representation and have the benefit of our four decades of our family law experience. That is exactly what we want to provide for each of our clients. It is who we are and what we do.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY Florida law requires that all litigants in family law matters provide mandatory disclosures which include financial affidavits and financial documents.
TIP # 1
FINANCIAL AFFIDAVITS you can save money by filling out your own financial affidavit. Use the FL Circuit Court -Family Court self help forms found on the Internet based upon whether you earn less than $50,000.00 or more than $50,000.00. Read carefully the provided instruction sheets. Modify with asterisks any projected expenses that you will need but cannot afford today.
Can your Florida family lawyer fill this out for you? You bet. Do we charge for the time we take to type in the numbers you provided to us? You bet we do. Why not fill it out and bring it in with your W2,earnings statement or pay stub attached when you come to see your attorney.
Typical hourly rate for So Florida attorney fees of lawyers with over 35 years of family law experience is approximately $300 per hour. It could take your attorney an hour in time for an original draft, another hour to make subsequent adjustments for simple math to convert your annul expenses to monthly expenses. Then we would need to have our secretary do a final draft with copies for all parties, envelopes typed, stamped and, of course we would want to dictate a transmittal letter noticing the opposition that the document that is being delivered is your "financial affidavit" despite the fact it says so right on the front. You add it up. Even if the paralegal is doing most of this, the family lawyer needs to oversee it and approve it. Do the math. You could invest over a $1000.00 in having your financial affidavit prepared. Or , you can take the time, read the instructions and prepare the financial affidavit the court requires yourself.
We have more for you tomorrow when we will post Tip #2. Or you can call us 954 522 1922.
STRETCHING YOUR RETAINER ADVICE
Thank you for your interest in Brawer, Hirsch and Associates P.A. the lawyers who care.
We are here to be part of your solution. These tips are offered to insure that we, as family lawyers in Fort Lauderdale FL, do not become part of your problem. Please read it carefully. Some of the material is common sense. Some of it comes directly from the Florida Self Help forms. All of it is designed to help you avoid having your FL Family Lawyer's office spend time doing work you could be doing yourself.
First, our clients hire us to represent them so that when they appear at their divorce mediation or trial they will have beside them the best possible representation and have the benefit of our four decades of our family law experience. That is exactly what we want to provide for each of our clients. It is who we are and what we do.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY Florida law requires that all litigants in family law matters provide mandatory disclosures which include financial affidavits and financial documents.
TIP # 1
FINANCIAL AFFIDAVITS you can save money by filling out your own financial affidavit. Use the FL Circuit Court -Family Court self help forms found on the Internet based upon whether you earn less than $50,000.00 or more than $50,000.00. Read carefully the provided instruction sheets. Modify with asterisks any projected expenses that you will need but cannot afford today.
Can your Florida family lawyer fill this out for you? You bet. Do we charge for the time we take to type in the numbers you provided to us? You bet we do. Why not fill it out and bring it in with your W2,earnings statement or pay stub attached when you come to see your attorney.
Typical hourly rate for So Florida attorney fees of lawyers with over 35 years of family law experience is approximately $300 per hour. It could take your attorney an hour in time for an original draft, another hour to make subsequent adjustments for simple math to convert your annul expenses to monthly expenses. Then we would need to have our secretary do a final draft with copies for all parties, envelopes typed, stamped and, of course we would want to dictate a transmittal letter noticing the opposition that the document that is being delivered is your "financial affidavit" despite the fact it says so right on the front. You add it up. Even if the paralegal is doing most of this, the family lawyer needs to oversee it and approve it. Do the math. You could invest over a $1000.00 in having your financial affidavit prepared. Or , you can take the time, read the instructions and prepare the financial affidavit the court requires yourself.
We have more for you tomorrow when we will post Tip #2. Or you can call us 954 522 1922.
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