People turn to family lawyers for a variety of reasons, often during challenging and emotionally charged times in their lives.
Chances are you may reluctantly find yourself needing to engage in a family lawyer one day to ensure your legal rights are maintained and you get the best outcome for yourself or your family.
There are a few things that you can do to get the most out of your initial appointment with our lawyers. The main thing is to prepare both emotionally and practically, by gathering key information that you may need to refer to.
We will provide you with a questionnaire in advance to help you address information that will help us to help you. We know it can be hard for you to know what information we need, and preparation will be the key to keeping costs down and keeping the process on track, which is why we have the questionnaire to help guide you.
It is also helpful for you to prepare a list of questions and issues you will wish to discuss at your appointment, this can be emailed to us in advance or just something that you can keep to refer to during your appointment.
Depending on your Family Law matter you may have questions about:-
You should also think about what other documents may be relevant such as court documents, relevant correspondence or agreements that have been provided to you by your spouse or partner or their lawyer, again you can you can email these to us in advance or have them handy during your appointment in case we need to refer to them. Please note, that while our lawyer may skim through the documents they will not, as part of a standard initial consultation, have read through the documents in full.
When engaging a family lawyer in New South Wales, particularly for matters related to divorce, property settlements, and parenting arrangements, clients often have a variety of questions. Here are some commonly asked questions:
Preparing specific questions relevant to your situation can aid in a productive meeting with your lawyer.
We thank you for booking a consultation with Sarah Bevan Family Lawyers. It is important for you to feel comfortable when you contact our office it is common for people to feel intimidated or embarrassed when first discussing personal matters with a lawyer, remember there are no silly questions, the majority of our clients have NEVER had to meet a lawyer before.
Please rest assured that our team approaches every person with compassion and complete confidentiality.
We look forward to meeting with you at your appointment.