Family Law

It?s Usually Not A Good Idea To Represent Yourself In Divorce Court

By Dan Nunley

Can an individual represent themselves in an Oklahoma divorce court? The simple answer is yes. But unless that individual is extremely familiar with Oklahoma family law and civil procedure, he or she will generally receive a much better result by hiring a knowledgeable and experienced family law attorney.

An individual could also attempt surgery on himself, or attempt to represent himself in an IRS audit, or even attempt to wrestle an alligator all by himself, but I think we all know that for a lay person to attempt any of those three things would be a very risky endeavor. And likewise, the lay person who attempts to resolve their own family law matter risks a very messy outcome.

Here is a good article on this very subject written by Illinois family law attorney Richard Coffey.

Source: DadsDivorce.com.

Full post as published by Oklahoma Family Law Blog on January 06, 2009 (boomark / email).