Are You Hiring a Family Lawyer? Get Answers To These Questions First

Jackie Kong
Aug 24, 2017 · 3 min read

You are busy with your own life and suddenly you feel the need of hiring a legal advisor for handling the legal matters of your family. But stop. Do not hurry and make fast decisions. First, do a thorough research about the best Hawaii family law lawyer in your area. After you are done with the research, make sure that you choose the best.

Family Lawyers study certain case studies and determine which action will pose beneficial for your case type. Hence, you must learn to keep your patience. If you feel that the lawyer is by any means trying to make things work in a wrong way, don’t panic. Just talk to them directly and try making things work smoothly.

Choosing the best family or a Hawaii child support lawyer for your needs is no doubt a tough task and you might stand confused after interviewing a lot of them. To make sure that you do not miss out on any information, prepare a set of questionnaire.

Here are some of the questions you need to ask before hiring a Hawaii family law attorney:

1. How much of experience do have in handling family affairs?
2. Do you have any documents or certificates that declare your specialization?
3. How uniquely can you handle my case? Will you be handling my case personally? Should I expect that you will give my case the required attention?
4. How early can I hear you next?
5. How will you be corresponding with me? Will you be updating me about the progress regularly?
6. What is your preferred method of communication? May I communicate directly with you, or interact with your secretary or assistant?
7. In case I have any concerns or are looking for solutions to some problems, how shall I contact you?
8. Would you mind if I asked for all copies of correspondence you make and send out that are related to my case?
9. What is your objective related to my case and how do you expect to achieve the goal?
10. Can you deliver an approximate total cost?
11. Do you charge hourly?
12. Do you work on a retainer basis?
13. What is the procedure if in case my retainer runs out?
14. Is there a separate hourly rate for sessions when I call up your associates such as secretaries or paralegals and talk about my case?
15. Are there any hidden costs, including case filing fees or travel and photocopy charges?

The above questionnaire is just to give you an idea of how aware you must be before you hire a proper Hawaii child support attorney. You can always think of further questions to ask them. Always remember, you must not let your family or child support lawyer take control of all the legal actions. It is always important that you stay abreast of each and every step that your family lawyer takes. You should also insist that you are informed about all kinds of progress that your lawyer makes with your case.

Proceeding in this way will not just help you build trust on your lawyer, but will also make you aware of the legal procedures.

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Jackie Kong, Esq practices family law and has hosted many seminars on topics related to father involvement, infant time-sharing agreements, and child alienation

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