Mistakes To Avoid

13 Mistakes Good People Make in Family Law Cases

1. Delaying asking a lawyer for help
2. Neglecting to resolve property issues
3. Allowing joint credit card accounts to remain open
4. Signing a joint tax return which underreports a spouse's income
5. Assuming that, by not visiting children, child support is not required to be paid
6. Moving out of the home without taking vital information
7. Moving in with a boyfriend or girlfriend while receiving alimony
8. Agreeing to a poor offer to settle the case "just to get it over with"
9. Hiding unfavorable facts from your lawyer
10. Believing that mothers always win custody and fathers always lose custody
11. Failing to make all reasonable efforts to protect children from alcohol, drugs, domestic abuse, and sex
12. Executing an affidavit to terminate parental rights without making sure the case is completed

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The Dirty Dozen Mistakes Good People Make in Criminal Cases

1. Assuming that, because they are good people, they will never be arrested
2. Dreaming that they can talk their way out of being arrested
3. Resisting arrest, either by fighting or running away
4. Speaking to a police officer without having a lawyer present
5. Taking for granted that, because they are innocent, they will not be convicted
6. Relying on interrogating officers and prosecutors to look out for their rights
7. Violating a "no contact" order by trying to settle the case with the alleged victim
8. Supposing that a plea bargain does not count as a conviction
9. Neglecting to dispose of firearms when required by court order or sentence
10. Imagining that they were morally justified in committing a crime
11. Failing to plead "not guilty by reason of insanity" when a mental illness caused their conduct
12. Giving up hope instead of calling Tim Hitchings for an appointment at (302) 999-9434.