A Divorce Lawyer’s Top Tips to Save on Attorney Fees with Joy Rosenthal on The Divorce and Beyond Podcast #307
This week, Susan Guthrie welcomes attorney Joy Rosenthal to the Divorce & Beyond podcast. Joy shares how you can save money on attorney fees in your divorce. One of the most expensive things about divorce is the lawyers, so this episode is worth its weight in gold! Compassionate Attorney, Divorce Mediator, and Family Law Educator Joy Rosenthal joins Susan for a topic that will be a popular one - how to save money on divorce attorney fees! Together they get to the heart of what you can do to reduce the high costs of hiring and working with an attorney during your divorce. Joy S. Rosenthal, Esq. founded Rosenthal Law & Mediation in 2006 to help New York City families with divorce mediation and collaborative law. Joy teaches family law at the City University of New York School of Law and developed Landing On Your Feet - A Compassionate Lawyer's Guide to Divorce for people experiencing divorce. Topics and Golden Nuggets include: Joy answers the question, “Are divorce attorneys outrageously expensive?” “The more contentious the divorce, the more expensive it will be.” Look forward, not back, and don’t focus on blame. Focus on the priorities of divorce and your beyond. The various choices you can make about the process of divorce - mediation as opposed to litigation, for example Selecting the right attorney: Questions to ask about attorney rates and fees How hiring and working with other support professionals like a therapist can help reduce your overall costs When you have unrealistic expectations of what you want or what your attorney can do, you may end up driving up your divorce expenses **************************************** About this week's special guest: Joy Rosenthal Joy has been a compassionate lawyer and divorce mediator based in New York City. Joy spent 10 years representing children in family court before forming her own firm, Rosenthal Law & Mediation in 2006. She is recognized as a New York City SuperLawyer and is an adjunct professor of family law at the CUNY School of Law. Joy developed an online course called "Landing On Your Feet - A Compassionate Lawyer's Guide to Divorce" which helps people face divorce with confidence & clarity through legal information, coaching and strategy so they can save time and money for themselves and their families.Joy’s website: http://joyrosenthal.com/ Joy on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/joymediator/Joy on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nycdivorcemediator/Joy on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/joyrosenthal/ How to Save Time, Stress, and $ On Your Divorce: https://courses.joyrosenthal.com/webinar-info-page/ ***************************************** THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: SOBERLINK Thriving in divorce and beyond means not having to worry about the safety of your children when it comes to co-parenting. With alcohol abuse on the rise, many co-parents are turning to the system committed to providing proof, protection, and peace of mind. Soberlink’s alcohol monitoring system is the most convenient, reliable, and reasonable way for a parent to provide evidence that they are not drinking during parenting time. Soberlink’s real-time alerts, facial recognition, and tamper detection ensure the integrity of each test, so you can be confident your kids are with a sober parent. With Soberlink, judges rest assured that your child is safe, attorneys get court-admissible evidence of sobriety, and both parents have empowerment and peace of mind. Pull back the curtain on the mysteries of parenting time and trust The Experts in Remote Alcohol Monitoring Technology™ to keep you informed and your kids safe and secure. To download the addiction and children resource page that I developed with Soberlink, visit www.Soberlink.com/Susan ________________________ AMAZON PRIME VIDEO TRIAL After a long day at work helping people to navigate divorce, I like to unwind with a little binge-watching, and currently, Amazon’s Prime Video is my channel of choi