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===Concerns and risks===
===Concerns and risks===
The lawyer <span class="noglossary">will</span> also need to know:
The lawyer <span class="noglossary">will</span> also need to know:
#any health concerns about you, your spouse and the children,
*any health concerns about you, your spouse and the children,
#any pending financial risks, like bankruptcy or a loss of employment,
*any pending financial risks, like bankruptcy or a loss of employment,
#any pending personal risks, such as risk of abuse or the abduction of the children, and
*any pending personal risks, such as risk of abuse or the abduction of the children, and
#the basic reasons why your relationship came to an end.
*the basic reasons why your relationship came to an end.


Don't worry if you don't have all this information available right away. There is almost always time to collect this information afterwards, and the lawyer you meet <span class="noglossary">will</span> most likely have a list of other information that you'll have to gather in any event.
Don't worry if you don't have all this information available right away. There is almost always time to collect this information afterwards, and the lawyer you meet <span class="noglossary">will</span> most likely have a list of other information that you'll have to gather in any event.
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