The Importance of Lawyers

By Michael Clarkson

Keeping your emotions aside

Emotions, such as love and hate, can often cloud reasonable thinking and decision making.

Your lawyer is immune to the powerful emotional experience that you are going through and can offer you objective and clear direction.

They know the rules of evidence

It is important to know the legislation, case law and custom relating to evidence in Australia as our justice system is so expensive and you do not want to waste a judge's time. A lawyer is well aware of what can and can't be presented as evidence in a court. If you believe you can deliver your whole story in an affidavit and bring it to the courts then you are mistaken.

A judge will not appreciated being presented with material that is confusing, long winded and lacking in evidence. Therefore it is vital that you use the expertise of a family lawyer to bring the relevant and important pieces of your story as evidence to the court to help you get the results you are after.

A lawyer may be required by legislation

In some situations it is required that you seek legal advice from a lawyer. The Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) requires that signatories obtain independent legal advice in order for some financial agreements to be binding, such as prenuptial, cohabitation and separation agreements.

Making mistakes can cost you

The reason you hire a lawyer is to ensure your legal rights are protected and to have the maximum chance of succeeding. If you risk the chance of going it alone, your mistakes may cost your more than your legal expenses. You can easily fall into a legal trap and cost yourself a lot more than your legal fees.

The costs of legal ignorance in family law cases are often far more than financial. Failing to achieve your aims simply because you didn't know your legal rights will have consequences far beyond your bank balance. Your lawyer is like a walking, talking and wise insurance policy. Your legal fees are your insurance premiums and if you run into legal problems your lawyer will use his or her immeasurable skills to get you back on track.

They are experienced

Australian lawyers are required to have years of training prior to giving any legal advice to a client so unless you are a lawyer you will not have as much legal experience as your lawyer. Not only are they trained for years, there is also compulsory continuing legal education for upgrading their skills and they have also been providing a wide array of advice to a variety of people and problems. With their knowledge and experience and 'legal wisdom' they will ideally guide you on a path where you won't have to hire a lawyer again.

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