One way to save money and win your child custody battles is representing yourself.
Don't dismiss it. You can win your own case...
If you know what you're doing.
When you hire a child custody lawyer, you're hiring someone who knows the law. Your lawyer knows which laws apply to you and has the skills to represent you in court.
But family law-like all law-is based on common sense. If you have the time and the desire, you can acquire enough basic knowledge to represent yourself in your child custody battles.
Representing yourself-or being a pro per or pro se litigant-allows you to save substantially on lawyer's fees. Unfortunately, you'll also have to learn the court rules and procedures.
If you decide to represent yourself, you can seek out many resources for help, including legal typing services, divorce assistance centers, and self-help law books. You can even hire an attorney as a legal coach.
Pro Per
If you have to interact with the legal system during your child custody battles, either because you need to file some legal papers or because you must go to court, you're not required to have a lawyer represent you. You can also represent yourself.
If you represent yourself, you are often called & pro per or pro se. Both are Latin phrases meaning "for yourself."
Pro per litigants can do everything a lawyer can do, including:
o Write and prepare legal documents.
o Investigate prior judicial decisions.
o Conduct discovery.
o Negotiate settlements.
o Argue a case at trial.
Many people represent themselves. One Florida judge estimates that approximately 70% of the litigants who appear before him are pro pers. A California judge estimates that half
to three-quarters of the litigants he sees are pro pers. And the Los Angeles Times reports that as many as 84% of all child support cases involve at least one pro per
parent.
Representing yourself in child custody battles is a statutory right, and many people choose to do so. The right to self-represent, however, does not extend to representing others. Only licensed custody attorneys have the right to represent someone else.
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Brent Delaurentis is a father of a 6 year old girl and webmaster of The Child Custody Blog. Because he went through a long and painful custody battle he knows exactly how parents who have to go through this feel. Learn more about Brent and How He Won His Custody Case And How You Can Win Yours By Clicking Here
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