Production of Documents – Part 1

The Request for Production of Documents is usually the most time consuming and most costly of the requested discovery because of what it entails and the fact that it is ongoing. The process begins with your attorney receiving a request and then contacting you regarding the request. You will need to gather and provide to your attorney either copies or the original of the documents requested; who will then have his office review and organize those documents. Your attorney will then respond to the request and arrangements will be made for the documents to be produced. Your attorney will be working under a deadline. Usually he or she will only have 30 to 45 days from the time he receives the request to the time he must respond.

One way to keep the costs down is to organize your documents before you deliver them to File Foldersyour attorney. The request you receive will be numbered and if you set up files that correspond to those numbers and then put your documents in the corresponding files it will save your attorney’s staff valuable time and energy. Also, don’t mark out anything on the documents. If there is something that you don’t want your spouse to see let your attorney know and he or she will determine what is the best way to handle those issues. If you go through and scratch items out it will only cause questions by opposing counsel.

Opposing counsel is usually given the choice to view the documents and mark which documents he wants copied or request that all the documents be copied and delivered to him or her. One thing that your attorney will make perfectly clear is that if opposing counsel chooses to view the documents first he or she is never left alone with the documents; your attorney or his assistant will be with opposing counsel at all times during the review.

In sports it is said that the best offense is a good defense. Well, during the production of documents period the best outcome is good preparation. To prepare for the discovery process you need NOT take anything personally which is easier said than done. You must also follow your attorney’s directions completely and DO NOT hide anything from him or her. Remember, your attorney will make the ultimate decision as to which documents will be produced and which will be listed as work product or confidential.

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Wake Up and take a deep breath

Wake Up and take a deep breath…

Every morning when you wake up take a deep breath and remind yourself that this too shall pass.  This is just a bump in the road and there is always darkness before the light.

Mesilla Valley, New Mexico

 

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Let it define you…

Let it Define you…

The problems that you are having today…

You can choose to let them define you…

refine you…

outshine you…

or you can choose to move on and leave it behind you…

Leave it Behind...

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Holidays Approaching

HOLIDAYS APPROACHING

With the holidays approaching and going through a divorce you are probably feeling very over whelmed.  Every morning when you wake up take a deep breath and remind yourself that this too shall pass.  This is just a bump in the road and there is always darkness before the light.

 Please Lord, Hear my Prayers. I am tired!!! I need you!!!

Please Lord, Hear my Prayers.
I am tired!!! I need you!!!

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Divorce and Discovery

The discovery process, during a divorce, can be very upsetting if you allow it to affect you negatively. During this period you will deal with the issuing of or responding to Request for Production of Documents, Written Interrogatories and Disclosures; you may also give and take depositions and issue or respond to a Request for Admissions or Denials.

Little BoySo, by now you have either decided to stay in your marriage or to move forward and start interviewing divorce attorneys to find out about all of your options. You may have children, separate property, community property and/or business interests to deal with and it feels very over whelming. Right now your immediate future is very uncertain, are you going to be able to settle this through the collaborative process, mediation, or are you going to have a trial by the Court or a jury trial? One thing that is certain; you will have to deal with the discovery process.

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Shep Sands

“Cathy provided top quality accounting work and paralegal work on a lawsuit I was prosecuting and defending.  I will be using Cathy’s services in the future.”

 

Shep Sands
The Ashmore Law Firm, P.C.
February 14, 2012
 
 
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Tracey Gajak

“Cathy is a detail-oriented worker that aggressively approaches tasks assigned her.”

Tracey Gajak
Sullivan & Cook, LLC
Attorneys at Law
February 14, 2012
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George Burgess, CPA

“I’ve know Cathy for 15 years and she has always been dedicated and diligent in her work ethics and habits.”

 George Burgess, CPA
Burgess Company, PC
February 12, 2012

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Elizabeth Schrupp, CPA

“Cathy Threadgill and I have worked on many different projects over the last decade. Her professionalism, knowledge and experience in accounting and family law are invaluable. Her ability to review documents, compile research and prepare excel schedules, along with her knowledge of QuickBooks are without a doubt assets that I will continue to utilize.”

Elizabeth Schrupp, CPA
May 28, 2011
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