Using a Private Judge for Dissolution Hearings.

Virginia Cornwell is a Columbus Ohio Dissolution Lawyer.

At the Law Offices of Virginia C. Cornwell, whenever possible, we use a private judge or a visiting judge for a dissolution hearing. A visiting judge, more often called a private judge, is appointed to the case of at the request of the dissolution lawyer.

So many clients wish they could select their judge, and in the case of the private judge, with the help of their dissolution attorney, they can. Selection of the judge really isn’t the issue though, a dissolution is a dissolution. However, the dissolution attorney requests the private judge because the fee for the private judge (generally around $150 at the time this article is being written) is less than the fee for the dissolution attorney to go to the courthouse, so this results in a cost savings for the client.

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A close second to the cost savings for the client is the convenience to both the client and the dissolution lawyer of having the hearing in the dissolution lawyer‘s office. At the courthouse, you will have to deal with parking hassles, and your case will be on the docket at the same time as several other cases, resulting in an expensive wait for you and your dissolution lawyer. With a private judge, the judge comes to your ohio dissolution lawyer‘s office at the agreed upon time, you have a short (about 5 minutes) hearing, and the judge leaves. Your ohio dissolution attorney files the paperwork with the court and the paperwork gets file-stamped. BAM! You’re divorced. It is hard to dispute the benefit of having the hearing in the dissolution lawyer‘s office as opposed to the courthouse.

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Need some help? We would be happy to schedule a consultation with you. Please give us a call, and one of our Columbus Ohio Dissolution Lawyers will meet with you to discuss your case.