Flat fee for a divorce in Georgia?

May 21, 2012 - PRLog -- On occasion, we will receive a call from someone who is looking to hire an attorney to see if we charge a flat fee. There are certain areas of law where a lawyer can charge a fee in advance and does all the work done in a file or on a contingency basis, which receive the attorney payment or reimbursement of all filing fees and work done in the case after the case is over, such as a personal injury case. Divorce cases, however, fall into either of these categories. Unlike other types of cases, there is no way to estimate for the total amount of time spent in a divorce case because the amount of time varies from case to case. Each divorce is unique and no two divorces are alike.

In divorce cases, law firms generally bill your client on an hourly basis. Before the attorney begins work on a client’s behalf, however, the attorney requires its customers to sign a repayment agreement and pay a retainer. The fee agreement is a contract between the client and the lawyer and explained in detail what the customer can expect from your lawyer. The settlement, a list of services the lawyer provided, such as the preparation of the allegations, the amount of retention, the hourly rate at which he or she is billed, and the additional costs, such as filing fees, courier fees and travel expenses. It is very important that you carefully read the fee agreement before signing it.

By signing the fee agreement, which will also pay a retainer fee to the lawyer. The retention rate is a single payment to be paid in advance for your attorney to secure his services. It is similar to a security deposit that you make at an apartment complex or earnest monies you pay the seller when buying a house. When your lawyer or one of its staff carried out work on the file will be billed out of this withholding. The retention fee is a flat fee and you will receive an invoice for the additional time and money spent by the firm in his file. In the fee agreement, law firms also charge a replacement seal. Once the amount of money left in your retainer falls below a certain amount, the law firm required to replenish the retainer to cover any work done for you. Not set the amount of retention in a divorce case. Each case is different. For our law firm to quote a retainer, you should speak with one of our attorneys. You can quote a reasonable retainer based on the facts of your case. Moreover, the unused portion of your holding is fully refundable. If there is any money left in your retainer at the end of your case you will receive those funds back.

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