What Are Your Best Divorce Evidence Tips For Family Lawyers?

What Are Your Best Divorce Evidence Tips For Family Lawyers? How do you counter foundational objections to foundational questions? Do the rules of evidence apply to foundational questioning? How do you prove the authenticity of documents? 

Best Divorce Evidence Tips For Family Lawyers:

1. Recognize How to Counter Foundational Objections to Foundational Questions.
2. Recognize That the Rules of Evidence Do Not Apply to Foundational Questioning.
3. Figure Out All of Your Evidentiary Obstacles Before the Trial.
4. Use the Request to Admit the Genuineness of Documents To Prove That a Document Is Authentic.
5. Keep Precise Records on Evidence That You Have Received From the Other Side.

Chicago Family Law Attorney Steven Peskind is recognized as one of the top attorneys in the nation. Throughout his career, he has been trusted by politicians, judges, professionals, business owners, and business executives (as well as their spouses) to discretely and professionally represent them in family law matters. Steven answers questions relevant to family law, divorce, custody, and evidence law.

Steven Peskind is the author of: The Successful Lawyer Blog; The Family Law Trial Evidence Handbook: Rules and Procedures for Effective Advocacy, published by the ABA Family Law Section; One Hundred Days Before Trial: A Family Lawyer’s Guide to Preparation and Strategy, published by the ABA Family Law Section; and Divorce in Illinois: The Legal Process, Your Rights, and What To Expect 2nd Edition.

Thank you to Steven Peskind for joining us as part of our firm’s Lunch and Learn series.