Hi Everybody. Welcome to my new thread! Hope everyone will join me here.
After polling everyone at work that I know has been through a D, and asking for a good L, I've gotten the same answer. Not one person was happy with their D atty.
After searching I found a family and marital law atty right in my own home town. I put a call into her and got an answering machine. I left a message. I'm waiting for a call back. Wondering if I should be concerned about the lack of a secretary to answer the phone?
Anyone have any advice on how long I should give her to call back? Just concerned because I have 18 days left in which to answer the summons.
Glad to read that your D tested negative for mono!
Could be the L is in court or something...if all the machine said was out of the office at the moment...I would give them until the end of the day or tomorrow...you'd think there would be an asst or receptionist....it'd be nice to have one right there in your town!
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My answer was to ask for the biggest shark they knew, who didn't live in my area, but referred me to the attorney in my area that he considered as tough as he was. He did, and so far I have been very pleased.
Hi SA, good luck with the lawyer...obviously a small office if there is no receptionist...sometimes it could be in your advantage to pick a lawyer that is just starting out...more eager and has more time for you.
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I would call the lawyer back tomorrow morning at 8:30 sharp.
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.
Thank for the advice everyone. I think this lawyer has been around a while, at least not brand new. I found her on the net and her specialty is divorce, marital and family law.
Snodderly, would love to call her at 8:30, it's right when I leave for work though. She has at least one child in the school where I work. She'd be getting him to school at the same time I'd have to be there. LOL
Punkin, who did you call to advise you to which atty. you should go to?
I figure if she doesn't call me back tomorrow, there is a bigger law firm in the nearby city that I was told was good. I will call them Friday as I only work half a day.
SA, I'd go ahead and move forward w/your D. You'll have an opportunity a bit later to express your feelings to him. Right now, what you have to say will go in one ear and out of the other. Once the D is finalized, give the man about 6-9 months to really experience that "high" of freedom and once that has settled down, the door of opportunity will open and then you will have your opportunity.
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.
