It is the lawyer’s job to analyze the case, advise you of your entitlement to assets and support, and administer the means of achieving your goals. Once you have been advised of your rights and the procedural steps, the decision on how far to proceed and when to stop the process is yours and yours alone. The key is to make that decision based on information, understanding, and absence of undue pressure in making that determination. The decision to take something less than your full share is your decision based upon self-determination. Self-determination is allowed and ought to be nurtured during the family law process. In your family law case, you may give up half of your stuff. You should not give up your right to determine which half.
The “giveaway” in the previous story implies that the person made a poor decision by not using information, benefiting from professional judgment, or caving to pressure in lieu of making a thoughtful decision. In contrast, the exercise of self-determination may involve walking away from a fight over a particular asset or a particular amount of support. That decision made without coercion may serve a legitimate purpose in your life. Making that decision based on fear or coercion or concern for what the other person might do is something that must be avoided. If you are reading this book and securing legal counsel, you are unlikely to fall victim to a giveaway. You are ready to embrace self-determination.
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