In this video, family law attorney Sina Mohajer discusses what questions family law attorneys are going to ask you during consultation. So, you can better prepare and figure out who’s the right fit for you.

If you have any questions or would like to speak with a skilled attorney about family law, contact Mohajer Law Firm today at (626)569-5200.

Transcript:
If you’re contemplating and filing for divorce, you’re most likely to be having a few consultations with different family law attorneys to figure out who’s the right fit for you. Now, it’s important before you go to these consultations, you understand the types of questions we as family law attorneys are going to ask you, so you can better prepare.

Hi, I’m Sina Mohajer. I’m a family law attorney practicing in the Greater Los Angeles County since 2012. I’ve been a contributing member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and I’ve been rated by Super Lawyers since 2019.

Dates, Child Custody, Income & Assets

Many questions that we like to ask during a consultation is obviously the statistics of the marriage. The date of marriage, the date of separation, whether you believe the other side is going to contest any of those.

But, as well as the other issues that are encompassed in a divorce, we’re going to ask you about, for example, do you have kids? Is custody and visitation going to be an issue? What is your idea of the right parenting plan, child support, spousal support or alimony, whether one side is going to be requesting it? To ask about your gross monthly income opposed to the other side’s gross monthly income. What kind of assets or debts that the two of you might have acquired during the marriage, or even previous to the marriage, or subsequent to separation. Because we need to figure out how we’re going to divide everything most equitable.

Meaning, the scale of justice has to be equal when we’re giving assets and liabilities to both sides. One person can’t take everything, all the assets on the other side to take all the debt.

Now, if you have these answers prepared, it’s going to allow your consultation to move a little bit more smoother.

Is the Divorce Amicable?

One big question that I like to ask my clients, or people who are potentially thinking of retaining my office, is do you believe the other side is going to be amicable? The reason being is because it’s going to allow me to assess your case to figure out whether this is going to go towards settlement or if we’re going to actually take this all the way to trial and litigate every single issue.

The more issues we’re able to resolve between you and the other side, one, it’ll be less expensive for you to pay an attorney’s fees and court costs; two, the time it takes to get divorce is going to be a lot faster; and three, it’ll take less of an emotional toll or mental toll on you as well.

Help With Your Family Law Case in California

If you have questions about your case or you’d like to schedule that consultation with our office, I’m happy to sit down with you one-on-one and discuss your case in more detail.