Being Your Own Lawyer Is Trial and Error ; Mother Represents Self in Custody Case
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › November 06, 2007
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If there's one thing Sylvie van Hoek has learned the past seven months, it's that real life's trials aren't exactly like "Law & Order."
"It's not like TV. You don't get to object to everything," van Hoek said. The 45-year-old suburban single mother, part-time grad student and catechism teacher is representing herself in a bitter legal battle with her ex-husband, who does have a lawyer. At stake is custody of their 9-year-old son.See the full content of this document
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Being Your Own Lawyer Is Trial and Error ; Mother Represents Self in Custody Case
"I don't know what I'm doing. No one is giving me instructions. I just wing it."
The Newton resident said she has no choice. Years of hiring lawyers to defend her in past court fights with her ex an investment adviser have drained her financially, she said. Unwilling to liquidat...See the full content of this document
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