If you are in the situation of going through a divorce or perhaps your spouse has already filed for a divorce, you may want to consider getting a divorce attorney. You will need a lawyer more to look after your assets and interests just a much to deal with all the paperwork involved. You are also likely to have many questions about possible outcomes and how they will affect you and a good divorce lawyer can answer those questions and put you in a much more advantageous position in the divorce proceedings.