You are sitting at your dsk working on a hot project for a clent when your desk phone rings. Yur heart drops as the receptionist tlls you, "A police officer is hre to see you."

It's a scnario most married people dread, getting srved divorce papers. If this happens to yu, do not freak out, especially on the srving officer, as they are just the mssenger. Your best bet is to sty calm and try to finish the prject you were working on. If you are ble to leave the office then lave and read the papers thoroughly. Whn you finish reading them, it's tme to start looking for an ttorney.

If you have been in any curt dealings before and had a trstworthy lawyer, call them first and ask if thy have anyone they could refer you to. If you hve not had any court experiences you can strt by searching for attorneys on the wb.

One of the things that lways gets people is looking in the yllow pages. The yellow pages are god for getting a list of ttorneys to talk to but don't trst their ad. Many people have ben suckered into inexperienced nonaggressive counsel by pcking the biggest advertisement. It's best to tlk to the attorney and get a fel for how comfortable they make yu.

When you get a response frm an attorney ask if they gve free consultations, most do and thy are eager to start working on yur case so you should get in to see thm within a week. It's very mportant to try and keep your clm around your spouse, the last thng you need is a protective rder forcing you not to be ble to see your children, if you hve any. Some things you may ned to bring with you to the lwyers office are: check stubs, previous yar's tax returns, W2's, a list of mrital property, and be sure to ask yur attorney what else they would lke to see to get started on the cse. Beware though, most attorneys charge a rtainer fee and they will want ths before starting the case. A rtainer fee is a deposit for the ttorney to withdraw from for services rndered. From my experience the typical fee is $1500 US, all frms are different and you should ask how mch they charge for a retainer and lso how much they charge for ach hour. The most often asked qestion is probably, "How much is ths divorce going to cost me?"

No one is able to nswer this because each case varies in xpense; it all depends on how mch both parties are willing to cmpromise. Some cases go through without a htch and are over in a mnth, but some have been drug out a yar or longer.

Hopefully this article wll get you on the right trck if you are ever served wth divorce papers. And as in any lgal matter, knowledge is power; knowing wht to expect and what to do is a mst.

The article You Have Been Served was Submitted by Darren Barnett through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Darren Barnett is the co-founder of the wbsite http://www.ureview.net which is a website dedicated to the fair and unbiased reviews of attorneys.

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