Cost Saving Tips
- Identify your most important top three issues prior to visiting an attorney.
- The more work you do in supplying a complete inventory and appraisal of your community estate (forms will be provided) the less work you will pay for research to acquire the necessary information.
- Consult with several attorneys. It may cost a little more up front, but this can be invaluable in finding someone compatible with your thinking whom you can trust. The attorney-client relationship is important.
- Gathering good information for both sides, that the attorney does not have to go get, can save you money such as contact and addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, employment information, monthly income and expense information, tax records, mortgage records, etc.
- Conduct your business with your attorney during his normal working hours. You will usually pay a premium for conducting business outside of working hours with most attorneys if you can reach them at all.
- Provide a secure e-mail address where you can receive copies of all documents worked on by your attorney. Documents can be scanned and sent to you faster and more cost effectively than using other means.
- You will be charged for telephone calls so it will help you save money if you address multiple concerns in one call.
- If you wish to communicate matters to other individuals, it is best that you do this. If you want your attorney to provide information to other persons, you will be charged for all communications with these persons.
- The more time you spend getting school records, immunization records, police records, etc., the less time you pay your attorney to do so. You need to see if it is cost effective for you to do this or will actually save you money for your attorney to do so. Some documents needed as evidence will best be acquired by your legal counsel.
