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In British Columbia, family law lawyers cannot work on a contingency basis — for a percentage of the client's award or settlement — which is how some other lawyers, like personal injury lawyers, often get paid. Family law lawyers bill for their services by the hour, although some may bill on fixed, flat-rate for smaller tasks where the scope of the lawyer's services is clearly limited. | In British Columbia, family law lawyers cannot work on a contingency basis — for a percentage of the client's award or settlement — which is how some other lawyers, like personal injury lawyers, often get paid. Family law lawyers bill for their services by the hour, although some may bill on a fixed, flat-rate for smaller tasks where the scope of the lawyer's services is clearly limited. | ||
Family law lawyers <span class="noglossary">will</span> usually expect to be paid some money up front, called a retainer. While some family law lawyers <span class="noglossary">will</span> agree to be paid from the proceeds of the sale of an asset following trial, most often they'll expect to be paid by an initial retainer followed by additional retainer payments or a monthly billing process. | Family law lawyers <span class="noglossary">will</span> usually expect to be paid some money up front, called a retainer. While some family law lawyers <span class="noglossary">will</span> agree to be paid from the proceeds of the sale of an asset following trial, most often they'll expect to be paid by an initial retainer followed by additional retainer payments or a monthly billing process. | ||
