Why timing your divorce filing matters more than you think

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Yeah. Hi, this is attorney Bernie. People often ask me whether it’s important that they file their pleadings first. A lot of people, a lot of attorneys would say no, it doesn’t matter. But I have a different view. I say that you should always file first. And the reason for that is that you want to control the agenda. If you put your facts in the case, then it puts the other person in a position where they have to respond to your allegations first and then defend themselves. So, it puts you in a

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superior position going into court because you frame the issues. So that’s why it’s important, I believe, to file first.

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