Episode Details

Is your main divorce or de facto separation fear having a very expensive legal bill? Are you currently going through separation negotiations, mediation, property settlement or a child custody battle? In this episode we discuss the five most common and easy ways to rack up your legal bill and how to avoid it. If you don't want an expensive divorce or separation, listen to these five things your lawyer or you might be doing and learn how to stop it.

Please note this is general advice only. Please always seek independent legal advice as everyone's situation is different.

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Strahan and Strahan Case

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• The new family law rules for disclosure

• Why you should have a reason for each document your lawyer starts hunting

• What happens with disclosure in your court case

• Questions to ask yourself for each disclosure you ask for

• How disclosure correlates to legal costs

• Why the court is still using paper instead of online documents