How lawyers can stay safe in family violence cases

By Pamela Cross ( December 23, 2019, 10:50 AM EST) -- Early in my law career, the opposing party on a family law file involving family violence was representing himself. I was retained on a bare bones legal aid certificate. In my naivete and desire to save my client the cost of hiring a process server, I decided to serve her ex myself. Fortunately for me, I did so without incident....