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| Fri, 10-13-2006 - 7:05am |
I recently asked my husband for a divorce and met with a lawyer yesterday. She was a recommended by someone I don't know too well. She charged me 500.00 for the 1 1/2 consultation and said her fee was $5,000.00 if I hired her for a colabrotive divorce. She used to be a prosecutor and has a really good background. I really liked her and feel comfortable using her. My question is...Is this the average fee for a divorce lawyer? I don't know if I am shooting myself in the foot by not going out and checking out other lawyers. It is just that I don't know of any others and I am afraid that the consultation fees will wipe me out. I am also upset because my husband will have to hire his own attorney and I am afraid that this divorce will cost us $10,000.00!! More then we have in our savings account.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

First off.... your husband will not have to hire his own attorney.
Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~