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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No good lawyer will represent you at trial when they (or another lawyer) did not represent you during discovery. If you and your ex can't afford lawyers then you can't afford to go to trial. Did your mediator not discuss the consequences of not reaching an agreement? Your options are go into debt to afford an attorney or get back to mediation and don't leave till you have an agreement. Remember 99% of the time you end up with some variation of 50/50.[/quote] Yep. And if you are requesting something big, like legal custody, more than 50% time, to move, then the judge could easily decide NOT in your favor and you could end up much worse off. If you are going to court on decisions like school selection or medical care, the judge could decide that the parents are incapable of joint legal custody and award legal custody to your ex. Then you get no say. You REALLY need a lawyer to advise you on the risk YOU are facing by going to court. [/quote]
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