Current economic conditions have impacted many aspects of society, and family law practice is no exception. Those facing life-changing adversity while contemplating divorce require effective guidance, which is part of the family law attorney’s “counselor” role. The family law attorney should speak clearly and firmly regarding the various risks the party faces when in divorce proceedings.
Consequences of delaying divorce. One threshold impact of the faltering economy is on the initiation of divorce litigation. Many spouses are choosing — solely for financial reasons — to delay filing an inevitable divorce action. Others begin the litigation process but then quickly put it on hold to make one last attempt to salvage a doomed relationship.
