Author name: Anthony Solare

Introduction This will be a series of brief essays on some things to think about when appearing in family court without an attorney. Estimates are that 67% of family law litigants represent themselves (self-represented litigant or “SFL”). This series was written with the SFL in mind. First, some street cred. I have been an attorney

How you act in front of the judge can have a huge impact on how things are decided. Think about it: the judge is sitting in the front of the room, almost always elevated so can see everything that is going on.  The judge frequently has little more to do than watch the crowd and