Difference between revisions of "Resolving Family Law Problems out of Court"

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*Is it worth the additional legal fees it <span class="noglossary">will</span> cost to go back into the negotiation process and to draft a new agreement?
*Is it worth the additional legal fees it <span class="noglossary">will</span> cost to go back into the negotiation process and to draft a new agreement?
*Is it worth the chance of losing other aspects of the settlement that you're happy with but that the other side isn't too keen on?
*Is it worth the chance of losing other aspects of the settlement that you're happy with but that the other side isn't too keen on?
*Is it worth the risk that the other side <span class="noglossary">will</span> start a court action to enforce the agreement? Is it worth the legal fees it <span class="noglossary">will</span> cost to defend an action to enforce the agreement?
*Is it worth the risk that the other side <span class="noglossary">will</span> start a court action to enforce the unsigned agreement? Is it worth the legal fees it <span class="noglossary">will</span> cost to defend an action to enforce the agreement?


Remember that the negotiation process is a process of give and take. It is almost a certainty that you are going to be unhappy with some aspects of the agreement, just as the other side is going to be unhappy with other aspects of the agreement. The two of you both gave things up and compromised your positions in reaching settlement. After all of the anxiety of the negotiation process and the pain of giving up on a hard-fought point, it is also almost a certainty that if one side wants to re-open an issue, the other side <span class="noglossary">will</span> want to re-open other issues.
Remember that the negotiation process is a process of give and take. It is almost a certainty that you are going to be unhappy with some aspects of the agreement, just as the other side is going to be unhappy with other aspects of the agreement. The two of you each gave things up and compromised your positions in reaching settlement. After all of the anxiety of the negotiation process and the pain of giving up on a hard-fought point, it is also almost a certainty that if one side wants to re-open an issue, the other side <span class="noglossary">will</span> want to re-open another issue.
 
Finally, you should also consider whether the thing you want to change is worth losing your lawyer. If your lawyer was with you at the bargaining table and acted for you in negotiating the terms of your agreement, your lawyer is under a professional obligation not to continue acting for you if the agreement was made in good faith, in the absence of some deception by the other side. Your lawyer may have no choice but to quit, and you <span class="noglossary">will</span> have to hire a new lawyer.


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