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1. Knowledge of Hearing Dates and Times
Without counsel, countless hours are spent attempting to obtain information about when your matter will be called and on the day of your matter waiting on your matter to be called before the Court.
3. Knowledge of Correct Documents
Hiring counsel ideally is a savings on time and energy and counsel will know where to access legal documents and what documents are needed as well as court filing feeson the steps in the case. Effective March 1, 2021, parties must file with the court using the correct family law forms or risk their filings be rejected, and causing time to refile the new versions and court documents.
4. Submitting Documents
In addition, for court services staff to accept and process court forms, the filings must be through an online portal and follow new guidelines, otherwise the court documents may not be accepted.
5. Lack of Errors
Errors made with filings of court papers may cause a delay and the matter may not proceed and be adjourned as the presiding justice may not have read the materials for the hearing. Thus, wasting more time and causing further delay and unfortunately the fact is that self-represented persons are more likely to make errors than counsel.
6. Lingo and Legality Experts
A lawyer will know the persuasive legalese and the applicable language to negotiate your matter with opposing counsel and present your case before the court as well as mediations and arbitrations.
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7. Guiding You Step-by-Step
During the legal process you are likely required to present your case before different justices. Success at one step does not assure success at subsequent steps in the case. Access to legal information alone is not sufficient to manage and advance your case. It is more economical for a client to consult with a lawyer immediately following a separation. The lawyer will identify in advance when to take certain steps and what should be sought at each step.
8. Knowing Who and How to Summons Properly
The spouse must know how to summons witnesses. As well as identifying the areas and topics of the case where it is necessary for witnesses. Evidence rules are important and easily misunderstand from information available online.
9. Aware of Efficient and Effective Strategies
A lawyer can save time through consultations to indicate whether you have a good case and how that case should be approached, what issues should be pursued, and which ones should be purged to spring forward into the most important matters.
10. Through Consultations
A lawyer will reassure and support you throughout the legal process. Ideally, by working with a lawyer, you save time from the legalese and enjoy that time with friends and family as a support network. They may relieve stress rather than coaching on the family law matter. With a lawyer engaged on your behalf, you will hopefully have a greater sense of confidence and happiness. As well this may result in greater productivity in other aspects of your life outside of the family law process.
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11. Providing the Most Accurate and Current Legal Advice
A lawyer will save your time by using the most accurate and current legal information including applicable research and documents.
12. Preparations and Plans Focused on You
Similarly, for mediation and arbitration matters, counsel can appear on most preliminary steps on your behalf and can effectively prepare and plan without the need for you to exert time and energy on preliminary stages.
13. Instilling You with Confidence
During these extraordinary times lawyers can help us achieve better balance with our emotional, mental and physical health. This will enable you more time to interact with friends and family. With a lawyer on your side, you should be confident knowing your matter is in capable hands of a legal professional. On engaging a lawyer, you are no longer faced with the potential of working for months staying up to 3am to 4am each morning.
14. Maintain Your Focus on Other Responsibilities
It is important to maintain focus on day-to-day tasks. If your time is consumed on family law matters it is a distraction from these and other significant responsibilities, ie, work, school and children. Rather than missing important events and milestones with your family and friends hiring a lawyer will save you time thus freeing you to focus on these more enjoyable things. Otherwise, you may be overwhelmed and too busy attempting to work on your family law matter without a lawyer. Personal management and self-care are important traits. They require consistency. It is difficult to remain consistent when you have uncertainties.
15. Eliminates Social Isolation
There may be a feeling of social isolation if you do not feel you can speak with others about your personal and family law issues. In some cases, family members do not wish to step-in and take sides between the spouses.
16. Understanding Cultural Differences
A lawyer is professionally obligated to identify and advance your cultural issues. The family law system may be based on certain premises which may be consistent or contrary with the spouses’ culture and beliefs.
17. Relieves and Manages Overwhelming Emotions
During these extraordinary times lawyers can help us achieve better balance with our emotional, mental and physical health. This will enable you more time to interact with friends and family. With a lawyer on your side, you should be confident knowing your matter is in capable hands of a legal professional. On engaging a lawyer, you are no longer faced with the potential of working for months staying up to 3am to 4am each morning.
We recommend you contact M A S ‘ L A W for a consult with Mr. Simpson.
Contact by email at mainreception@maslaw.ca or call 519-645-1200.