I’d love to see a legal system that is comprehensible enough for a layman so pro se is the go-to option and the lawyers are for the real tricky cases, or people who can’t or don’t want to even think about it.
Not happening, of course. Modern legal systems have incentives to build barriers.
(For what it’s worth, I’ve never needed a lawyer and I’ve dealt with immigration in two countries and some basic legal stuff. Wasn’t a rocket science - the worst of it were all the unwritten rules. But of course, that was quite simple and straightforward stuff - surely, there are legal issues that are much more complex.)
I think there are many people who held no opinions about lawyers UNTIL they needed one :)
I personally have had only positive experiences, but I've heard the horror stories. Beyond just the expected divorce stuff. Of course what matters are the circumstances.
bigmattystyles|2 years ago
drdaeman|2 years ago
Not happening, of course. Modern legal systems have incentives to build barriers.
(For what it’s worth, I’ve never needed a lawyer and I’ve dealt with immigration in two countries and some basic legal stuff. Wasn’t a rocket science - the worst of it were all the unwritten rules. But of course, that was quite simple and straightforward stuff - surely, there are legal issues that are much more complex.)
kylecazar|2 years ago
I personally have had only positive experiences, but I've heard the horror stories. Beyond just the expected divorce stuff. Of course what matters are the circumstances.
mansion7|2 years ago
A pattern emerges