| A child custody dispute is difficult and stressful | | | | costs attitude. You need one whose first reaction is |
| enough without adding to your stress with an ill | | | | to encourage the parents to try to settle the matter |
| chosen child custody legal professional. This article | | | | themselves without the need for a court battle or |
| looks at why your choice of child custody lawyer is | | | | aggressive letters between legal professionals. |
| different from choosing a lawyer for other legal | | | | When the dust settles you will be left with your |
| problems such as litigation or crime. | | | | relationship with your ex partner and your child and |
| All parents who are unfortunate to have experienced | | | | the state of this relationship will be severely dented if |
| the failure of a relationship are in danger of adding to | | | | you have engaged in a needless and protracted and |
| their misery with a tough and expensive child custody | | | | expensive set of legal proceedings. |
| dispute. Consequently your choice of lawyer is critical | | | | The goal of your attorney should be to bring about a |
| but you need to be aware of a few vital facts | | | | settlement or agreement which is in the best |
| before you run the risk of compounding your | | | | interests of your child, you and your ex partner. This |
| difficulties, particularly your child. | | | | will not be achieved by a macho approach and an |
| Child Custody Law Is Different | | | | attempt at victory no matter what the price. |
| Child custody law is different from a road traffic case | | | | When you go to visit your prospective attorney for |
| or a property transaction or indeed most other types | | | | the first time watch out if he/she recommends |
| of law. The approach of your attorney in a child | | | | mediation, counselling or other forms of dispute |
| custody dispute has the potential to exacerbate an | | | | resolution. If he/she does not I would be very slow |
| already fraught situation. The last thing you need is a | | | | to hire him/her without considerable searching around |
| gung ho, aggressive lawyer who adopts a win at all | | | | for an alternative. |