Guess I'll ask this here. Trying to decide on a lawyer to contact to get an initial consultation. Not everyone knows my story, but essentially a situation of wife with a lot of psychiatric problems and my concern with getting custody of our young son and keeping him in a safe situation, as well as trying to hang on to our home.
So, since there are about a bazillion lawyers in the yellow book, need some help there.

Should I go with some guys who tout themselves as being "husband advocates", or could this hurt me somehow?

>>>>>>>>>>> Anyone can claim that but you can find a few good ones in your area by checking out the lawyer referral at dadsdivorce.com .

Never done this lawyer thing before, so do I need to get one that is in my county or does that matter?

>>>>>>>>>>> You'll be charged for travel so it's a good idea to get one that works near the courthouse .

Can I expect to get a lot of good questions answered in an initial consultation, or do they do it just to get you hooked and not really give you anything very concrete up front?

>>>>>>>>>>> The good ones can tell you what's possible , not promise you the world . Stay away from the snake-oil salesmen and try to find one you have a good working relationship with . The most important thing you can do is educate yourself about family law in your state so that your attorney doesn't have to explain everything to you . Time is money .

Should I just look for someone who does the initial for free? I'm pretty budget restricted.

>>>>>>>>>>>> Always a good idea .