Why would You even Talk to a Divorce Lawyer?

They will just break up your marriage! NOT TRUE!
Just having Knowledge of the Law can be key to success in many endeavors, even a successful marriage. Remember - Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse!

There are many issues under the "Family Law" umbrella. Adoption, Divorce, Child Support, Custody - or as we now say in Florida, Time Share - Domestic Violence, Post Disolution Motions, and Prenuptial Agreements are all areas Attorneys work and are vitally needed.

Adoption has many differing aspects that only an attorney can sort out to make the best for your family situation. Is Open Adoption an option? Should you consider a Foreign Adoption? How do you domesticate your Foreign Adoption? Should you be a Foster Parent before even considering adoption? An attorney can help you analyze these critical questions to best suit your family situation.

Prenuptial Agreements may sound like movie star problems; however, seniors, second marriages, widows, widowers, and the like are most likely to need these contracts. Only a well trained attorney can properly guide you through the problems and potential defects in such complex documents.

Divorce - some people are immediately turned off by the word; but in our society, everybody knows someone who needs to talk to a divorce lawyer. Working things out in the court may be more important for the children's wellbeing than staying together for the sake of the children. Children do not thrive in conflict. They sense conflict without being told all the particulars. They want Mommy and Daddy to be happy, but don't know how to make Happy work. Thus children will internalize the conflict and become bullies at school, or withdrawn from friends, or neglect schoolwork, or work extra hard at school, pressuring themselves to make their parents HAPPY. Children should not be made the source of their parents conflict or happiness. That is Stress!!!

Why talk to a Divorce Lawyer? For the sake of the Children! Visit my website at www.aubreylaw.com or

Call me today, 407-645-3297, even if just to say, "Hey, I saw your blog!"

Where Does the Time Go?

Please forgive a little marketing:
My time sells for $325 per hour. For some people on a fixed income or when the issues are very straightforward, I can let my time go for as little as $150 per hour. Unfortunately, all my time is not sold every day. Some of my time is wasted sleeping, some spent working out, some spent on my family (this is never a waste and always a priority).

So, what makes the difference between a $325 hour and a $150 hour? Usually the difference is dependent on a wide variety of factors, including: the client's problem; the urgency of need; the intricasy of solution; probability of collection, and my general attitude toward the client. If I truly do not want the client's problem to be my own, my rate quoted may be even higher.

I recently laughed when a client asked how long his $5,000 retainer would last. He had already taken more than 3 hours to describe the problem which could have been summed up in as little as 15 minutes if the man had simply listened to what I, and his previous counsel, had said. You must follow court orders or risk having the court treat you as a derelict.

So where does the time go? Every human gives their time to their own choosing. How cheaply you sell your time determines what you do with it.