Best Family Law Attorneys in Fort Worth, TX

Divorce: Five Ways to Save Money Divorces can be expensive. Some can be very expensive. Some things happen in a divorce that you can't control, and others that you can. Listed below are five things you should be able to control that save you some money as you go through a divorce. All of these are based upon one simple idea - time is money. Therefore, when paying an attorney by the hour, the more attorney time you can save, the more money you will save yourself. 1. Respond to your attorney. Your attorney is going to ask you for a great many things. Sometimes it's as simple as "are you available for a hearing two weeks from Thursday." Sometimes it's for more complicated things, such as "I need copies of all of your bank statements for the last few years." Whichever it is, ignoring the request will lead to your attorney possibly having to have several more conversations or send several more emails. They may have to let the opposing counsel and the court know about the status of whatever they seek. They may have to file a motion or seek an agreed deadline extension. All of that takes time and will ultimately cost you money. Responding wholly and quickly will help your attorney help you and save you money in the long run. 2. Don't fight over silly things. Some things are worth fighting over - like are your children going to live near enough to you that you can have a meaningful relationship - and some aren't. Things like who will get the new TV and who will take the ol...