Divorce isn't the most pleasant of things, but it is sometimes necessary. Although it can be a difficult period to go through, both emotionally and financially, by getting a good divorce attorney it can all be just a bad dream real soon. The San Diego divorce attorneys are some of the best attorneys in the world. Especially if you live in San Diego, California, they can help you best with San Diego divorce or child custody.

Most of the San Diego divorce cases have started from complaints filed by women. San Diego was a small town in the 1850's, but the population slowly increased so, in a decade, the population almost doubled. Along with the growing of the number of people, so did the number of San Diego divorce cases. Because women filed most complaints, almost all of the San Diego divorce cases had the same grounds: physical cruelty. Sixty-three San Diego divorce cases were recorded between 1850 and 1880. Women filed forty-one of them and seventeen of them had physical cruelty grounds.

During a San Diego divorce, which can take moths or even years, one has to develop a special relation with the attorney. This relationship is like a partnership, which will probably last longer than the divorce time. A San Diego divorce case can last from six months up to a few years so, depending on how good the partnership with your lawyer is, he or she will understand exactly what you want and help as best as possible. If the partnership doesn't work, it is not necessarily your fault. Well, indirectly speaking, it can be your fault because you made a bad decision regarding a lawyer to represent your interests properly. Getting the right San Diego divorce lawyer is very important for your future relationship with your ex or with your children (if you are fighting for child custody).

First of all you must make sure that he is familiar with the San Diego divorce cases and that he has some experience. Then you should look for a lawyer who had some success in the past and isn't trying to fool you for a couple of bucks. False promises can get you to end up with nothing. Not all lawyers have the same techniques and not all lawyers know how to work any way you want. Some people like to have a fast divorce and settle it very quickly while others like to prolong the suffering hopping that his or her ex will drop the case and reach a settlement. Depending on which type of suit you want you have to pick the right lawyer that knows best how to represent you in a San Diego divorce case. Before a divorce, you should always have a plan that fits your wishes best. Through that plan you should get everything you want from your ex. If the plan is great, but the execution is not that good, it might fail, so you have to find a good lawyer that can put it into application. This is where the partnership comes into play: if the relationship between the two parts isn't that great, the attorney doesn't understand the wishes properly or if he has his own plan and you agree with it, then there are a lot of chances it will go wrong. A divorce is definitely not one of those things that you would like to go wrong because a lot of important things are involved, like different assets or children. They are more important than any fee you pay the lawyer.

Another dumb thing you could do during a San Diego divorce case is share the lawyer with your ex. Usually the ex-wife who wants to have an upper hand on her former husband proposes this kind of thing. That way she can control the amount of information the husband receives and the advice he gets. So, by trying to save some money, you could compromise your divorce. Another important thing when you're looking for an attorney for a San Diego divorce is not to hire you're wife's best friend, relative or co-worker because then this kind of lawyer won't be able to represent you as he or she should.

Some of the San Diego divorce cases involve child custody, which makes them even more delicate for the parents. In a child custody case, the parent who will be the rightful guardian will be chosen from the two. Child custody means that a parent has legal custodial rights and obligations towards the son or daughter. In a San Diego divorce case which involves child custody the court is usually the one that has to take the decision, looking out for the best interest of the child. Also, the court has the power to change the child custody arrangements until the child is 18. Because this decision will influence the whole life of the child, the court is responsible to make the best choice. A lot of things have to be thought of before making such a decision.

A divorce is a painful thing, especially if it involves child custody, but if you have to do something like this, at least you should do it right. Get the lawyer that best suits your needs even if it costs a lot because you will gain a lot more than if you get a cheap one. Make sure you or you lawyer have a plan and apply it. And don't forget that however difficult the San Diego divorce might be, a life time spent with the wrong person is even worse...