Family Lawyers for Independent Legal Advice (ILA)
Protecting your interests begins with a clear understanding of any legal documents you’re asked to sign. Independent legal advice provides you with that necessary clarity, offering you an unbiased explanation of the documents’ terms and implications for your future.
Independent legal advice is the provision of unbiased legal counsel by a lawyer to one party of a legal agreement, such as a prenuptial, postnuptial, or separation agreement, ensuring they understand its terms and their legal position.
Independent legal advice is often necessary in situations such as:
When you seek independent legal advice, you can expect a confidential meeting with one of our lawyers who will thoroughly review the legal document you’ve been asked to sign.
They will explain the terms and clauses in clear, understandable language to ensure you understand your rights, obligations, and potential consequences of the agreement, including how it may impact your assets, debts, support obligations, and any other relevant factors.
The main reason to obtain ILA is to ensure that an individual about to enter into a legal agreement fully understands their rights, obligations, and the potential consequences of that agreement before they commit to it. It provides them with an unbiased legal perspective.
You should seek ILA whenever you are presented with a significant legal document that may impact your future rights and obligations, such as prenuptial, cohabitation, separation, divorce, or settlement agreements. It’s always best to seek advice before you sign.
Typically, the lawyer providing ILA is acting solely to advise you on the specific legal agreement at hand. They are not your lawyer for ongoing future legal matters related to the agreement or the other party.
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