In this podcast Sara Dimerman chats with family law lawyer, Lisa Gelman.
Over the course of this episode you will learn more about:
- First steps towards formalizing a separation
- Whether the process is different depending on whether the couple is legally married versus living common law
- What separation means and whether a couple actually needs to be living in separate places in order to be considered legally separated
- Whether there is a period of time that has to lapse before a couple can file for divorce and whether they need lawyers in order to do this
- Some of the most common issues that couples need to work through on the legal front once separated or divorced eg. child custody, division of assets
- What lawyers will typically ask each of the partners to provide in order to create a legal document
- The difference between a mediator and a lawyer and when to use one or the other
- What collaborative law means and when its best to work with a collaborative lawyer
- Some good questions to ask a lawyer when making the decision as to whether he or she is the right fit
- How long of a process one can someone expect from the time of separation until divorce and what kind of cost each can expect during the legal process
- How to try to maintain an amicable relationship during the legal process