12 questions worth asking your family lawyer. Score yourself in five minutes.
12 questions worth asking your family lawyer. Score yourself in five minutes.
You are not imagining it.
Something about your matter has been sitting uneasily with you.
Perhaps it is the pace. Perhaps it is the invoices. Perhaps it is that you come off every call less certain than you went into it. And then the doubt arrives. Is this simply what family law feels like, or is my matter not being run well?
Why You Cannot Answer That
Almost nobody can, because almost nobody has been through it twice.
You have no benchmark. That is not a failing on your part. It is the position the process puts you in.
So here is a benchmark.
What’s In The Checklist
Twelve questions across the four things that actually tell you whether a matter is being run well:
Strategy and direction: Whether anyone has told you where this is going.
Costs: Whether you can see what you are paying for, and whether you are warned before it gets expensive.
Communication: Whether you are kept informed, and by whom.
Momentum: Whether someone is driving your matter, or whether you are the one pushing it along.
Score each question from 1 to 3, add them up, and see where you land.
Five minutes, on your own, with nobody looking over your shoulder.
This Is For You If…
You are allowed to ask.
What This Is Not
It is not a case for changing lawyers, and it does not ask you to judge whether the legal advice you have received is correct. That is not something anyone can assess from the outside, and it is not what these questions are about.
Every question is about whether you have been kept informed, kept in control, and told what things will cost. That is where nearly all of the unease comes from.
Who It Is From
O’Loan Family Law is a specialist family law firm with offices in North Sydney and Rozelle, helping professionals and parents navigate some of the most difficult decisions they’ll ever have to make.
Whether you’re working through a separation, dividing assets, negotiating a property settlement or trying to find the right path forward for your children, we understand that there’s more at stake than just the legal outcome.
Our approach is calm, considered and strategic where it can be, and strong and decisive where it needs to be. We’re here to help you understand your options, protect what matters and move forward with confidence.
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