Can my boyfriend / new wife / mother / daughter / friend come with me to meet with my attorney?

Short Answer: YES

But you may want to THINK TWICE.

While we love meeting your family and friends (and often do), sometimes we need to be careful with whether or not they attend your legal consultation.

The 5 most popular ‘type’ of people who accompany our Divorce clientele to their consultation:

1. New spouse (for post-judgment support modification requests)
2. New girlfriend / boyfriend
3. Mother and/or Father
4. Friend
5. Sibling

What’s wrong with having a support person join you in the consultation?

If you bring a third party into your conversation with your (potential or actual) attorney, you waive the attorney / client privilege for the conversation that occurs. In other words, you consultation is NO LONGER PRIVATE in that it can be “discoverable” in court.