You may be feeling you shouldn't be charging off to your lawyer just yet. When is the right time? And  do you need a lawyer at all?

Are you one of the many thousands of estranged or divorced couples forced by the credit crunch to stay in the same property because you can't afford to divorce - or pay legal fees?

Your instincts might be to rush off to a lawyer, or bide your time and see how it all pans out. In Step 2 of the unique 5 step program of recordings and trancripts called Breaking up in a Downturn - 5 Steps to transforming crisis into certainty (which is aimed at helping people understand how they can makeup - or breakup - during this recession) we explored   Makeup or Breakup? We  suggested you ask yourself " Is it really over?" and  gave some tips to help you be sure.  If you were to 'fix' the issues that are giving you the most pain, would that make a difference to the future of your relationship?

If you are quite sure, you might like help to find out more about your legal options around reaching a settlement so that when you can progress your breakup, you will know far more about your choices and won't waste time and money pursuing the wrong options.

Most people initially approach separation and divorce thinking they must have a lawyer. What many people don't realise is that taking  family legal advice is not the same as appointing a family lawyer.  Others appoint lawyers and later realise they may not have needed to or that their lawyers can not deal with all of their issues - they are trained to deal with the legal issues. There are better (and less expensive) professionals to help you progress the non-legal matters, especially on the financial and emotional front.

Breakup Angels co-founders Jackie and Kirsten work with family lawyers who are open to change - not just in changing the damaging adversarial family law process, but also in recognising that many clients also can benefit from emotional and practical help. Neil Denny is such a lawyer - and a collaboratively trained family solicitor working with Mogers in Bath - who takes this one step further. He is happy to work either on a conventional fully represented basis or, alternatively, work alongside clients as they progress their own divorce or separation case using their unique Red File Assisted Legal Services process to allow clients to retain more control and minimize family legal fees.

Do you really need a Family Lawyer?  is a 60 minute audio recording and transcript with Neil Denny and Kirsten Gronning and is available as Step 3 in the 5 part Breaking up in a Downturn program which can be bought individually (£16.97), or as a complete program (£47.97). 

You will discover: 

• Whether you do you really need a family lawyer. 
• When should you seek legal advice. 
• What to do if your spouse is not co-operating. 
• How to dramatically reduce legal bills. 
• Who else can help and why you would want to talk with them. 
• Some unique insights into dealing with family conflict. 

Order yours here   Order Step 3: Do you really need a family lawyer? 18 page transcription and audio recording in the Breaking up in a Downturn programme here for delivery to your InBox promptly in PDF and MP3 format. 

This  material is priced at just £16.97 and can be read alone, or as part of the  5 Step programme.  Click the button here to order - you will be directed to our secure shopping cart where you can pay by PayPal or credit or debit card:

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Alternatively, read about the other 5 steps in the Breaking up in a Downturn - 5 Steps to transforming crisis into certainty here which are priced at £16.97 individually, or £47.97 for all 5 Steps. Steps 3-5 are delivered with our legal, financial and child mediator experts who answer the most common questions which are arising as a result of relationship breakdown in the current economic climate. The 5 steps are:

1. How to avoid the 5 worst thing which can happen

2. Makeup or Breakup?

3. Do You really need a Family Lawyer? (this one)

4. Can You afford to Divorce?

5. Family Mediation - a low cost way of reaching Agreement.

Can you afford to divorce? How do I start to calculate the net 'family pot' and how on earth does it get divided up? Jackie and Kirsten will be joined by independent financial advisor and pensions expert Bill Smith lending his financial expertise to this highly topical subject in Step 4: Can you afford to Divorce the next step in the Breaking up in a Downturn program.

NB. All the Breaking up in a Downturn - 5 Steps to transforming crisis into certainty reports, transcripts and recordings can be dipped into regularly as you take steps to understand what is happening and how you can progress.

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