The worst mistake you can make is to hire a cheap lawyer who may not give your case the attention it deserves.

If you want something good, it’s going to cost money. Lawyers should not charge bargain basement and then deliver bargain basement services. All lawyers have a standard to live up to and took an oath to live up to that standard.

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It’s not about the lawyer, it’s about the client. If you can’t serve your client well and do your job well, get out and do something else.

Clients deserve nothing but the best. It is perfectly professional to call lawyers out who are not living up to the standard that the Bar Association and the remainder of the good lawyers expect.

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There’s a number of different stereotypes about lawyers out there.

Lawyer stereotypes run rampant and here’s what Attorney Dennis R. Vetrano, Jr. has to say about these stereotypes.

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During this week’s episode of the #BehindtheLaw Podcast, radio host Joe Daily asks Attorney Dennis R. Vetrano, “During a trial, if you don’t object to something, as the lawyer, and the judge observes this, does the judge object for you or just wait to see if anything happens?”

Your level of attention needs to be sharp during a trial. If you allow a question to be asked and then answered, your right to object to the initial question is now gone. That testimony has already made it’s way to the record.

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Depending on the type of retirement accounts each spouse may own, a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) may be necessary to divvy up the money.

A QDRO is the court order that directs the pension plan administrator to when the titled spouse retires, the one who’s a participant in the plan, to send a check to the non-titled spouse, the non-participant, and a check to the titled spouse. So if you’re dividing your pension plan 50/50, 50% of the check goes to one spouse & 50% goes to the other spouse.

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What is a QDRO and when is it necessary?

A QDRO is a court order specifically designed to transfer to a current or former spouse the right to a portion of the other spouse’s retirement account. While QDROs are most often used in equitable distribution cases, they can also be used to collect money in a spousal support or child support case.

Depending on the type of retirement accounts each spouse may own, a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) may be necessary to divvy up the money.

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Once a divorce is finalized, what happens next? Here are some things that you’ll need to take care of.

If you’ve changed your name, if there was a pension plan or 401K, if a will or trust plan needs to be updated, if your auto insurance company needs to be updated, if titles need to be changed, etc., these are all types of things that you’ll need to do post-issuance of the divorce.

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Here’s what you should keep in mind during the mediation process to make it the most cost-effective.

Many couples who enter into mediation are excited to know that they can compromise with their spouses instead of getting into legal fights in court. This anticipation of the dissolution of their marriage should be approached with some caution, however. There are always good compromises and bad compromises, and if you are focused on just getting to a compromise, you might be selling yourself short again and again.

Let our Dutchess County divorce attorneys be there for you during your mediation. We can either be the mediator or be your legal counsel during the mediation. Whatever your choice, you will not be disappointed with the trustworthy guidance we can afford you.

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Most mediators are not trained in divorce litigation.

You need to know how your facts apply to the law. If you are looking for a mediator, our Dutchess County mediation attorneys from the Law Office of Dennis R. Vetrano, Jr., LLC can help you. We have more than 50 years of combined legal experience dedicated solely on family law and reaching agreeable outcomes for our clients and their families.

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When your divorce seems to be headed towards an amicable conclusion, you may want to rely on mediation techniques to finalize it, rather than courtroom litigation.

During mediation, you and your spouse will sit down with a third-party family law attorney who acts as the mediator. Instead of fighting back and forth or allowing the third-party professional make decisions for you, the mediator is there to help you and your spouse understand what is going on, what your rights are, and what is probably the best solution for each problem you encounter.

This clip taken from Dennis’ weekly show on Q92.1.