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a deposition in a family law case is the
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time for your attorney to be asking
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questions of the other party which would
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be your spouse and sometimes non-parties
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which may be employers or other people
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who have financial information about
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your matter you are literally in a
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lawyer’s office usually you’re present
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your spouse is present your the other
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attorney is also present and there is a
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reporter who is literally typing all of
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the information and getting down what
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what someone is saying both the
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questions and the answers it also is a
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time that the person is sworn under oath
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very important because they are now
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giving testimony and that testimony if
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there’s a trial can be used to actually
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either impeach the person or to remind
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the person of what their testimony was
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during the deposition it’s a Time to
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learn about the assets the liabilities
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the expenses so that you can formulate
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either a settlement proposal to get to
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settlement which is so important if you
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can do that or to prepare for a trial of
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the matter if it’s the case is not going
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to be settled