Similarly, you want your divorce lawyer to approach your case analytically, making his decisions based on fact and experience. He must be able to see and appreciate the validity of the other party's position. Some attorneys new to family law practice do, understandably, permit themselves to get caught up in the emotional aspects of their clients' cases. Therefore, it's a good idea to make sure your lawyer has been handling divorces long enough to avoid such involvement. Do not seek out or accept advice from family, friends or others on matters involving divorce.
Emotions can become inflamed and false expectations raised by bad advice.
People involved in divorce proceedings are almost always bombarded with well-intentioned guidance on how to proceed and what to expect. Those few who do not get unsolicited advice often seek it anyway. The only problem with this is that almost invariably, the advice they get either is not applicable to their case, or it's just plain wrong-headed. An anecdote family law practitioners use to make this point involves the wife who did not get as much from her husband as she had expected in their divorce settlement. Parties to a divorce must realize that, hard as it may be to believe, every divorce is different.