急！急！請幫幫忙，要終止聘用律師，需要原因和賠賞嗎﹖

1) 還有三天就要上庭，但我想終止聘用那個律師，可以怎樣做呢﹖即時通知律師，先打電話說明，叫律師預備埋份 “Notice to Act in Person”，盡快上去律師樓簽左佢交去court.....
2) 請問「子女生活安排」的聆訊程序，自己click條link了解下，呢個scheme 係新野來的。http://legalref.judiciary.gov.hk/lrs/common/pd/pdcontent.jsp?pdn=PD15.13.htm&lang=CH 我已決定找調解，因我的律師已把我嚇得半死，沒想過一堂「子女生活安排」的估費連本人的律師費要10萬 你律師事前是如何與你擬定律師費　？　你有冇簽下任何retainer ? 10萬係咪包括埋drafting Petition 入稟個ｄ野 ? 一般唔須要10萬咁貴…除非你個case複雜，做左ｄ額外工夫．．． 但我的律師並沒有就子女的生活費及其他支開作出合理計算，亦沒有要求我提交有關資料支持，點算呢！可惜男方仍未作出回應，我可以怎樣呢﹖可以告訴我，我現在可以怎樣做呢﹖我真的很驚，我不想把我辛苦賺來的錢給律師，我祗想用回自己的子女身上，請幫幫我 對方一日唔出庭，法庭都會押後個case….直至．．．針對對方進行Committal 既程序……你可惜你太遲炒你個律師，佢已經做左很多功夫將會bill你，不過，當你收到律師費單的時候，你可以慢慢睇下個ｄ items及費用合唔合理，唔合理可以嘈佢，甚至投訴。

2013-03-08 11:01:18 補充：
1) 男方有一物業與其兄弟聯名購入，是我跟他拍拖時購入，除了最初的首期和買樓時的down payment ，其銀行簿內完全沒有任何供款，此物業是否足以証明不屬於他，是否完全不會計算在資產內呢﹖
絕對會納入男方的資產，用以計算雙方資產分配，除非有證據顯示法庭不合適這樣做。

2)不滿FORM E內的財產披露，要求提交，是否一定要在第二堂之前向法庭申請，之後便不可以的呢 ﹖
越早越好，方法發信對方，清楚列明要求於限時內就答覆的某一項提供更詳盡／進一步的答案。否則可向法庭申請命令對方答。

2013-03-08 11:01:25 補充：
3) 我父親留下一古碗，深具記念價值，若離婚，那古碗可否不列入我的財產內呢﹖
繼承物品這類，要視乎法庭是否運用酌情權是否拼除於你的資產。

2013-03-08 11:14:14 補充：
剛察覺到，補充一下：

（１） 見到你提到不滿Form E披露，即係對方入Form E（並不是失蹤或咩都唔理？）對方有冇律師代表？
（２） 你想尋求調解　？


由於就快上庭，你可以於庭上即席對法官講話你打算做調解，睇下對方是否也同意做。

其實也有一個嘗試庭外和解的途徑，你可以make個without prejudice offer 比對方，例如要求對方每月支付某個額贍養費作為子女及你的生活費，各自分
擔本案訟費等。呢個方法有點複雜，起碼是但一方有律師代表才可用。

thank you so much

謝謝你寶貴的意見，希望我可以用和解解決呢！無畏花錢在這高昂的律師費上，值得嗎﹖無辦法！！！謝謝

1. In this case, the best way to do is to inform the lawyer on the court day.

So that you can personally appear to the judge and request your case to be postponed.

Your lawyer is only entitled legal fee up to the moment you dismiss the lawyer.

No reason is needed.

2. See following:

a. No. The parents' background will be taken into consideration as well.

b. Financial disclosure is usually done as a standard form by the court.

c. It depends on the contested issues. There is nothing at this moment you can do - at the least - no one knows what's going on.

2013-03-08 09:56:15 補充：
1. No, becasuse

a. The ex-spouse has materially contributed to the property (downpayment) even he did not make any mortgage payment. In that case, the share may be adjusted based on actual contribution. But it does not mean he does not have any share;

2013-03-08 09:58:29 補充：
b. He is personally liable for the mortgage, even he did not make any payment.

In your case, it is way easier. When you can show the ex-spouse owns additional properties which is not disclosed (like government record), it is his burden of proof to show the Court he did not own it anyway.

2013-03-08 09:59:31 補充：
When you prove it this way, he needs to prove it another way to get away.

2013-03-08 10:01:29 補充：
2. Not exactly understand what you mean.

3. Usually not - any properties before marriage is usually not affected (which in your ex-spouse case, the property as well).

The court will only consider pre-marriage assets in rare situations.