The face off between your spouse’s legal counsel and
yourself (Pro se) isn’t a pretty picture. One is experienced in courtroom
procedure, knows family law like the back of their hand and the other is in
between a rock and a hard place. So what
would be the best approach for a pro se litigant when he’s going into the game
with two strikes against him?
Many remember the story about the shepherd boy and Goliath –
a young boy had come to the table to do a man’s job. You can go to divorce court prepared to wear
the hat of an attorney if you’re willing to roll up your sleeves, sweat and do
the hard work.
Don’t depend on a bunch of glorified advertisement about how
easy it is to represent yourself in a court of law – it’s not easy. It takes determination, resilience and the
ability to acquire the tools that will allow you to present a strong case in
court.
The government site in your state will get you off to a good
start, find out exactly what divorce forms are required, how to serve your
spouse, what the Statute of Limitations are and determine which court in your
area will hear your divorce.
The government sites usually offer support by addressing the
laws on divorce with or without children, alimony, child custody, division of
marital assets and most states have workshops, self help venues that are easily
accessed.
If you’re going to whip it on Goliath, then learn everything
you can about family law and courtroom protocol. Don’t ever assume that the
divorce judge will give you a favorable decision because you’re a good person,
have been responsible and faithful to your soon to be ex.
You need to go back several years document everything
concerning the marital relationship, make three copies of the information and
have hard evidence to present to the family law judge.
Here’s an example of the “he said, she said” testimony that
won’t hold up in court. If you go to
your banker and say I deposited $700 in my account last week and it wasn’t
credited to my account. The banker will say, “Mr. Jones show me evidence, a
receipt or proof that you made this deposit.
This is exactly what the divorce judge will say in court,”
show me proof that you’ve been the primary caregiver of the children, that you’ve
been a responsible party. Learn how to craft and build a powerful winning case
for the judge. It’s your life, your future and the divorce judge has a small
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As Always,
Little Tboca
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