Leaving a telephone message or writing a letter does not in itself establish an attorney-client relationship. One-way correspondence is not a consultation. Before you choose a lawyer, you should carefully consider several much more reliable indications of an attorney's competence. It is perfectly permissible to ask one lawyer you have never met to recommend a few more of his or her colleagues who might match your particular problems and price range. Again, even a mediocre practitioner is free to buy the largest and brightest yellow pages ad or to design the most colorful website.
All information presented here is general - too general to apply to any specific case.
Further, the law changes every day. Information found here could be out of date. This website treats Minnesota law only . Each state and each sovereign Indian band or tribe has its own unique body of family law. Uniform provisions of United States federal law or international law influence only a small part of the overall subject matter of family law as a whole.