Questions To Ask A Family Law Attorney At A Consultation 

If you are facing a divorce or another family law concern, you likely recognize that you need professional legal counsel to protect your financial and parental rights while guiding your case forward, but you may not have any idea about how to go about finding the right family law attorney for you. Fortunately, there are some questions you can ask that will help make the process easier and can help to ensure that you find the legal guidance you are looking for.

How long have you been practicing family law?

You are dealing with a pressing family law concern that will directly affect your rights moving forward, and as such, you are looking for an attorney who regularly works in family law and who has experience successfully handling challenging cases like yours. 

What kind of family law cases do you normally take on?

This may seem irrelevant or overly personal, but upon reflection, it is not. The fact is that your case is specific to you, and if your family law attorney has a different focus, they may not be a good fit. For example, if the attorney you are interviewing generally handles high-asset divorces that focus on highly complex divisions of property, while your primary focus is on a challenging situation related to child custody and parenting time, you may need to keep looking. 

Do you have time for my case?

Finding the right family law attorney for you can be a challenging task, and once you find someone who fits the bill, it can feel like a considerable accomplishment. It is, however, important to ensure that the attorney you need to defend your rights has time to do your case justice. If the attorney cannot tell you with certainty that they have the kind of time necessary to give you the legal attention you deserve, it should give you pause. 

Will you be the only one working with me?

When you hire an attorney, you generally hire a team that includes all the following:

• The support of paralegal staff
• The support of administrative staff
• The support of research staff (as applicable)

Each of these professionals can play an important role in the process and can prove invaluable when it comes to resolving your case. If, however, you have found an attorney whom you believe is a good fit only to find out that an associate will be handling the bulk of your case, you may want to rethink the matter. 

Find the Right California Family Law Attorney for You

The focused California family law attorneys at Miranda, Magden & Miranda, LLP, know how important finding the right legal counsel is to you, and we are committed to focusing on your concerns and answering your questions with the transparency you are looking for – and that you deserve. We trust that we can help you resolve your family law concerns favorably, and we encourage you to reach out and contact us for more information today.