Seeking the help of law to act against your once beloved husband or wife is a painful decision but you are now at the end of the tether and there is no other option left for you. Under such circumstances, it is not easy to take any decision, but you are in a situation that you must choose adivorce attorneyto handle your lawsuit.

This is a time that you must muster all your strengths thinking of the welfare of your own and your children. Think carefully what action you are going to take. There are three lines of action left.

· You can mediate with your spouse to come to an amicable settlement. · You have the possibility to negotiate a settlement with your opposite number. · The final action is to file a case in the courts and drag him or her there. Once you have taken the decision, you have the most difficult part of selecting yourdivorce attorney. As you have no experience on litigation issues, you cannot judge the abilities and skills of lawyers who could handle your case. The best way to identify the best person is to seek the help of your friends or office mates. As half of all the marriages in the US end up in divorce, it won't be a difficult talk for you to find a few people who have gone through the process. Get their opinion and make up your mind on thedivorce attorneyyou are going to hire.

Now you have come to the point that you need to meet the person you have selected and discuss your strategy and how to set about your lawsuit. First, call his office and get an appointment. Remember to take all the relevant papers with you when you go for the consultation. The documents may include the following.

· If your spouse has taken any legal action already, you must take papers relevant to it. · To prove the financial position of your spouse, take a financial statement issued recently · Tax returns for the past couple of years, as they are also good evidence on the financial position of your spouse. Remember you need to tell yourdivorce attorneythe entire story of how your marriage went on and how, when and why your problems started. Also you need to tell him the present position and what you expect as redress. Discuss all these freely and hand over the job to him. Be prepared to pay yourdivorce attorneyfor the time he or she spends with you. They charge you for consultation too.

Now you have done the difficult part of preparation for your lawsuit and it is a case of going ahead with the legal work. You may need to contact yourdivorce attorneyoften to give necessary instructions; hence take the telephone number and the email address of the office. Don't forget to ask him or her whether there is someone to answer the phone when the lawyer himself is away from office because some of these people operate single-handed in which case it is difficult to contact them over the phone.

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