Divorce Trial Preparation
Before ever going to court, the facts of your case will need to be understood, as well as the law that applies to your case. Most of the time, the law that applies is straightforward, however, sometimes a novel legal issues can arise and legal research may have to be done to understand how the law applies to the facts of your case.
Another important part of pre-trial preparation is ensuring that you and the other witnesses that will be called to testify on your behalf are prepared, and that preparation is done to cross examine your spouse and any witnesses that are called by your spouses attorney.
Divorce Trial
If a trial is necessary to resolve your case, it will usually be limited in scope to the issues that could not be resolved during settlement negotiations. On the day of trial, each party will have the right to call witnesses and present evidence. The court will then make a decision.
