I was really happy with my lawyer. I knew my divorce was going to be coming because I found out some stuff. Instead of losing my ####, I got this lawyer on a recommendation from a friend. She advised me and coached me on what to do going forward. She saved me a ton of headache. When it came time for the actual divorce she did exactly what I asked. She didn't push me in any way to go after more, just did exactly what I asked. I got shared custody and what I feel was a completely fair settlement and it was done painlessly. My ex didn't like some items, but who cares.
My brother had the opposite experience. He started with her, but left her because he didn't hear what he wanted to hear. She told him there was no way he'd get custody of his daughter. He got a different lawyer who told my brother everything he wanted to hear. Kept pushing him to go for more and more. In the end my brother lost custody of his daughter, and he went bankrupt because of lawyer's fees. The worst part was that his ex then moved to Ontario with his daughter.
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