Originally Posted by
cadillac59
I think you should listen to the advice you're heard because everyone here is trying to be helpful. And if you have a lawyer already one has to wonder why you are here in the first place.
Anyway, family law can vary quite a bit from state to state, both procedurally and substantively (although there is a good deal of similarity across the country) and some people on the board are more familar with local practice than others. I practice in California so if a person asking a question here is in California I'm quick to jump right in. As to other states I'm a bit more careful about what I say and offer a general summary of how we do things here as an example of what might occur elsewhere and I tend to leave it at that. Others often chime in with more specific info on local practice and they're the ones to listen to. And, frankly, if you are in New York, Judy is the one to be listening to. Just a word to the wise.