DadsDivorce Live host Dan Cuneo continues the discussion of the role of vocational experts in the family law system with Cordell & Cordell, P.C. attorney Kristin Zurek.

Cuneo and Zurek talk about the role of vocational experts and offer tips on how to deal with dueling vocational experts. It is important to understand the role of the vocational expert in your case in order to move smoothly through the family law system.

This is the second part of the vocational expert episode, part of our "Getting to Know Family Law Professionals" series. Click here to watch Part 1.

DadsDivorce Live host Dan Cuneo discusses the role of vocational experts in the family law system with Cordell & Cordell, P.C. attorney Kristin Zurek.

It is important to understand the role of the vocational expert in your case in order to move smoothly through the family law system. Vocational experts can be used to impute income, judge whether one party is underemployed, and help determine the amount, if any, of spousal support.

This is the second episode in our "Getting to Know Family Law Professionals" series. Click here to view the first episode on mediators and mediation. Click here to watch Part 2 of "Getting to Know Vocational Experts."

The decision to end a marriage is one of the hardest decisions you’ll ever have to make. It will change your life, your spouse’s life, and your family’s life. 

That decision is usually followed up with the inevitable question: Should I be the first one to file?

Kristin Zurek, an attorney with national family law firm Cordell & Cordell, P.C., said she is asked that question by every potential client she meets with.

“I usually respond to this question with a pro and con list for clients to consider,” Zurek said. 

Continue reading for Zurek’s pro-con list to being the first to end the marriage. 

DadsDivorce Live host, Dan Cuneo, discusses the role of Mediators with Cordell & Cordell, P.C. attorney, Kristin Zurek, J.D..  In this first episode of our "Family Law Professionals" series, we explore the role of the mediator in the Family Law system.

It is important to understand the role of the Mediator in your case in order to move most smoothly through the family law system. Our attorneys discuss the cost of mediation and even how to deal with conflicts that may arise from mediators who do not fit your needs, as well as the discretion that must be practiced by professional mediators, and the importance of understanding your mediation agreement before signing it. 

Because clients often go into mediation without their attorneys, our family law professionals explain the importance of understanding the mediation process before going in.