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You
are the one who knows your case best. No one can help you unless and until you
communicate the essentials of the issues to them. To
make any sense out of your case, anyone who looks at it will need a timeline of
events describing what happened, when, where, and with whom. Thus, before
talking to any attorney you should prepare a timeline of events so both of you
have a reference as to what happened, when, and to whom. By a
timeline we mean a sequential tabulation of events listed in order by date (and
time if important) with a succinct description of the event, for example: •
September 5, 1985 - Met (wife's maiden name) in xxxx. •
November 15, 1986 - Married (wife's name) in xxxx •
April 12, 1987 - Daughter (name) born •
June 20, 1990 - Filed for divorce from (wife's name) in •
March 15, 1992 - Final decree entered by (Judge's Name) in (court). Brief
description of terms. Copy of decree in Appendix xxxx. •
December 12, 2001 - (ex-wife) obtained restraining order in (court and judge's
name) in (county, state). Case number ______. Terms of restraining order are
xxxxx. Order expires on (date). Copy of order in Appendix xxxx. And
so on throughout the whole history of applicable past and current relationship(s),
arrest(s), and court case(s). Your
attorney will also need any information you have on how to contact the
individuals involved, e.g., the court and case number, name of judge, other
parties, e.g. wife or girlfriend, arresting officers, opposing counsel,
potential witnesses, etc. Remember, if the attorney or his paralegal have to
assemble this information it will cost big bucks and can't possibly be as
complete or accurate. An
attorney cannot defend you against something he doesn't know about and he most
definitely won't appreciate finding out some damaging information from the
prosecutor or opposing counsel. So be as honest and complete as you possibly can
in putting together the timeline. And don't be afraid to add to the tabulation
if you've forgotten something initially. Always keep a copy for yourself of whatever you give to an attorney. |
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