Florida Divorce Attorney Downshifts To Provide More Affordable Legal Services

After reading a statistic reporting that the divorce industry costs Americans $28 billion dollars a year, this Florida attorney decided to downshift her practice to provide more affordable legal services to Floridians seeking a divorce. End Quote

Miami, FL (1888PressRelease) September 28, 2007 - Vivian Rodriguez, a Florida attorney with over 18 years of experience, encourages married couples to become as informed as possible prior to seeing a attorney or going into court alone. "After spending some years litigating divorce cases, I began to wonder how these people---many of them middle class---were paying hourly fees ranging from $150 to $375 per hour common in divorce cases. When I read that $28 billion dollar figure, I was shocked," says Ms. Rodriguez. “But, then, from experience, I can see how that figure is not far-fetched. Many married couples believe that with a ‘top-gun divorce litigator’ they will safeguard their legal rights to children, property and sometimes alimony,” she observed. “And when both, the husband AND the wife feel this way, the clear winners will be their respective lawyers, and other experts needed to effectively represent each of them," concludes Ms. Rodriguez

In part as a response to the high cost of litigation, many state courts have prepared forms for used by married couples wishing to represent themselves in a divorce. “This is not any better but is actually worse because now you have people who may have no legal training preparing form documents that will impact emotionally and financially the lives of married couples and their children. People will sign them without fully understanding the consequences in their particular case,” observed Ms. Rodriguez.

In an effort to provide a middle ground, Ms. Rodriguez has switched from litigation to providing legal advice and less litigation services. She encourages clients to seek as much information as possible prior to resorting to litigation, including considering alternative dispute methods such as mediation, where the parties negotiate between themselves using a neutral third party. She represents clients who have done some homework and have educated themselves enough to realize that a litigated divorce will not only be costly and emotionally draining to them and their children, but will most likely not result in the outcome they want. She practices in Florida only and her services include:

• Legal consultations, including telephone consultations
• Representation of one party in the preparation of marital agreements negotiated by the client directly with the spouse
• Review of mediated agreements prior to submission to the court
• Preparation of documents for simple or uncontested divorces
• Calculation of child support under the Florida child support guidelines

Ms. Rodriguez has compiled a free report outlining the divorce process and basic information regarding divorce law in the State of Florida for Floridians considering a divorce to begin gathering information. To obtain a free report please visit www.myezfloridadivorce.com or www.viviancrodriguez.com

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