Family lawyer
While married, couples often face various difficult situations. Family disputes are always delicate and psychologically difficult situations. After all, during disputes, spouses are guided not by legal norms and common sense, but by emotions and anger. A family lawyer is a specialist who helps resolve disputes in the legal field and prevent conflicts from developing.
Why do you need a family lawyer
In most European countries, having a family lawyer is as common as having a family doctor. Even people with small fortunes use the services of a specialist in their everyday life. Unfortunately, this practice is still not very common in Ukraine. Regardless of the amount of income, people are in no hurry to use the services of lawyers. The reason for this is the false confidence that a lawyer should be consulted when the problem has already appeared. And it's even better to try to solve it yourself first. Due to such beliefs, the lawyer receives confused and almost lost cases. And a potential client demands to do impossible things in an incredible situation. And almost no one understands that the timely advice of a specialist and the received consultation could very well prevent the emergence of a difficult situation.
Services of a family lawyer
This line of activity is interpreted as services related to the settlement of legal issues of a specific family in various directions. In fact, a family lawyer is a narrowly specialized specialist. He specializes in solving problematic issues in the field of family law. Contrary to popular opinion, the activities of this specialist are not limited to the services of a divorce lawyer. Marital conflicts are not just exchanges of negative emotions and quarrels. It is also a complex legal field with unique specifics. Often, a family lawyer not only resolves conflicts, but also prevents them from arising. That is, having a family lawyer is a way to protect yourself and prevent the development of negative situations.
Among the most widespread services of a lawyer can be noted:
- Development of a marriage contract and assistance in its conclusion;
- Accompanying the divorce process;
- Division of property;
- Pretrial settlement of disputes;
- Establishing the place of residence of the child;
- Cchild adoption;
- Establishment of paternity;
- Disputing paternity;
- Appointment, increase and reduction of alimony;
- Deprivation and restoration of parental rights.
Advantages of contacting a family lawyer
- Reducing the risks of legal disputes;
- Detailed consultation on legal issues;
- Gathering the necessary information by submitting attorney requests;
- Compilation of procedural documents;
- Support of negotiations;
- Assistance in drafting various documents.
Areas of activity of lawyers in family matters
Many believe that providing legal assistance in family matters. In some ways, this opinion is correct. But we should not forget that family disputes are not just complex and confusing cases from the point of view of judicial practice and legislation. Emotional and personal parameters are added to the legal component. In addition, such cases are more often of a complex nature. That is, during a divorce, a lawyer has to deal with the division of property, alimony and disputes over children at the same time.
A family law attorney is a specialist who knows all the nuances of this field and has vast experience in solving professional issues. Usually, this lawyer performs the following functions:
- Consulting. The lawyer studies all the details of the dispute, after which he provides a written or oral consultation. In this way, the client receives information about the possible progress and outcome of the case. Also, the specialist can offer alternative solutions for more effective work on the case.
- Pre-trial settlement. As a rule, a lawyer advises to try to settle the dispute, not an argument taking the case to court. The lawyer is able to conduct negotiations professionally, without unnecessary emotions and with a clear legal justification.
- Analysis of the case and collection of documentation. After the review, the lawyer develops the most effective strategy for conducting the case and prepares all the necessary documentation for the court.
- Defense in court. Professional presentation of information is the most important component in family court hearings. The lawyer acts as the official representative of the client and acts in his interests during court hearings.
- Appeals. If the client has a court decision that does not meet his interests, a family lawyer will prepare a lawsuit in a higher court.
- Control of the work of the executive service. If necessary, he files a complaint about the improper work of bailiffs and can even involve private specialists. This significantly shortens the execution time of the court decision.
