It may sound kind of obvious on the face of it, but it is important to remember your soon-to-be former spouse is the worst lawyer you can have in a Louisville divorce. They can’t seem to help themselves. “Legal” advice spills out in the context of an argument or in discussions leading up to a divorce. Here’s a pro tip: even family law attorneys don’t represent themselves in their own divorce or family law case!
Any time your spouse claims to “know the law” or holds an uncompromising position while suggesting they “know exactly how this is going to work” you need to ignore the veiled threats and supposed “obvious” positions which soon follow. The reality is every case is different, fact specific and the behavior of each of the parties before and during the process of a Louisville divorce can and will have an impact on the outcome in your case.
Understanding your soon-to-be former spouse is the worst lawyer you can have in a Louisville divorce is an important perspective with which to manage the process of managing your divorce. This is going to be a process of give-and-take, of what is in the best interests of the child(ren) when it comes to custody and visitation, an equitable division of marital property (and yes, that means retirement as well) and determinations based upon Kentucky Family law.
If you and your former spouse are able to sit down and have reasonable conversations about where things stand and ideas of how things might work, that’s good. If they are serving up threats of “I’m going to take the kids,” or “you’re never going to get a dime in maintenance or support from me,” or “the way things work in a divorce is (fill in the blank)” take a breath, calmly withdraw from the conversation and consider the input for what it probably is: fear. The louder the position, the stronger the fear is that’s probably behind it.
The divorce and family law attorneys at Dodd & Dodd have decades of experience in Louisville divorce and family law cases. It is very common for us to spend time with our clients reassuring them on some point related to their case in the context of the asserted facts of a soon-to-be former spouse. We help you to understand every part of the process of your divorce based upon the law and our decades of experience. We provide strategies to help you move through challenging conversations, while protecting your own best interests at each step along the way.
Your soon-to-be former spouse is the worst lawyer you can have in a Louisville divorce. You need the experienced, proven advice and counsel of the divorce and family law attorneys and trial attorneys at Dodd & Dodd. We help to set your mind at ease, get the facts straight and understand the steps necessary to achieve your goals while managing the process of your divorce.
We invite you to review the strong recommendations of our former clients and contact us or call 502-584-1108 to schedule an appointment with one of our experienced divorce and family law attorneys.
