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" A few months back I posted about Peter&amp;#039;s grand idea for us to use one of those quickie divorce services advertised in the back of the local freebie newspapers. This place was nowhere near us, geographically - in fact it was on the other side of the state - and they promised they could get us divorced for a few hundred dollars. Lucky for me, I&amp;#039;m smart enough to use Google. First, I Googled &amp;quot;quick, cheap divorce&amp;quot; and this company was one of the first few names listed. Then I did some more research, looking into internet forums and discussion boards that mentioned the company. It turns out they lure you in with that great rate, but all the &amp;quot;extra&amp;quot; stuff you&amp;#039;ll need is, of course, extra money. Stuff like a custody agreement, or a child support agreement. Or paperwork that comes with the division of assets and debt. Basically, everything but that basic divorce decree. By the time you&amp;#039;re all done, you might as well have visited any lawyer, from what I read. I&amp;#039;m bringing this up because I read a really informative article titled &amp;quot;Ten Things Divore Attorneys Won&amp;#039;t Say&amp;quot; and the very first item has to do with that cheap-o divorce service not being so cheap. Color me unsurprised. I worked for years in sales - I know a bait and switch when I see one! Some of the other points in the article are just common sense to me - don&amp;#039;t use your lawyer to vent, don&amp;#039;t let them drag their feet - smart advice because with lawyers time firmly equals money. If you&amp;#039;re calling to cry on your lawyer&amp;#039;s shoulder, you&amp;#039;re going to get charged for it. If they&amp;#039;re not getting work done in a timely manner, it&amp;#039;s going to cost you eventually as well. The last thing you want is to get lost in a shuffle of paperwork on your lawyer&amp;#039;s desk. Have any of you encountered any of these kinds of issues with the lawyer you used? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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