Divorce "Tip of the Day:" More About Trusting Your Divorce Attorney

In the last post, we discussed ways in which the attorney-client relationship is like a friendship. In this post, I want to emphasize the importance of your trusting and telling your divorce lawyer everything about you and your case! And that means confiding in your divorce attorney about bad things which might be harmful to your divorce case, too!

No divorce attorney wants to be blind-sided in the courtroom by evidence against you which is presented by your worthless spouse, "Sluggo." So, tell your divorce lawyer everything -- the good, the bad and the ugly! For example, if you have openly confided in your own divorce lawyer about your poor judgment in signing up with a dating website, (while you are still married), then you and your attorney can be prepared to explain or rebut any false allegations of cheating made against you.

If you cannot tell your divorce lawyer everything, then maybe you have retained the wrong lawyer. And if you don't tell him or her everything, then be prepared to accept the consequences!

The Attorney-Client Relationship: Trusting Your Divorce Lawyer--Like A Friend?

Can we be honest? The attorney-client relationship is not really like a friendship. After all, it is a professional relationship. But it is, nonetheless, a very special relationship which has some features of a friendship.

For example, as with a trusted friend, you should be able to confide in your divorce attorney about your most important, often secret, information. Also, you can count on your divorce attorney not to disclose your confidential, privileged information, or betray your trust. In addition, like a good friend, your divorce lawyer should not judge you harshly, even if you have made mistakes. Finally, like a good friend, you should be able to count on your divorce lawyer to help you, and advise you wisely, in your time of need!

Finding a good divorce lawyer, in the beginning -- someone you can trust, almost like a friend --is an important thing for you to consider when you plan a divorce.