Understanding a Divorce Trial
QUESTION: WE CANNOT AGREE ON THE TERMS OF A DIVORCE SETTLEMENT, WHAT CAN I EXPECT AT TRIAL?
ANSWER: NO ONE WILL BE HAPPY
I have heard Judges say it a hundred times: “No one is happy after a trial.” You will be asking one person to make decisions about your life based upon hearing the facts of the case over the course of just a few hours. There are no juries in family law-- a judge makes all of the decisions. The judge will do his or her best to make fair decisions based