What are Divorce Papers and what Do they look Like?
“Divorce Papers” is a term that is commonly used for the court pleading that starts a divorce case. The proper name is Petition for Dissolution of Marriage … [Read more...]
What Does the Spouse that is Served with the Papers have to Do?
Answer: He or she must file their Appearance and Response with the clerk of the court within 30 days or the party that filed for divorce can ask the court to enter a default order. If this happens, the court will conduct a hearing and decide the case without them.
What County must I File in?
Answer: You may file your divorce in the county in which either you or your spouse is residing at the time of the filing.
What are Contested and Uncontested Divorces?
Answer: A case is contested if the parties cannot agree on every one of the issues involved in their particular situation. Common areas of disagreement include, but are not limited to, the following: grounds, custody, visitation, division of assets, child support, maintenance (alimony), payment of family debts, contribution toward educational expenses (college or parochial), payment of health insurance for the … [Read more...]
How Much will my Divorce Cost and how Long will it Take?
These questions must be answered together because it is the facts of a particular case, and its happenings, that ultimately determine how long it will take and how costly it will be. Except in very rare instances, it is very difficult for an attorney to be exact when he or she provides a fee quote at the beginning of a divorce case. The initial office conference can only give the attorney a general idea of how much … [Read more...]
Learn about our Set, Flat-Fee for Uncontested Divorces
Your divorce does not have to be messy or expensive. If you and your spouse believe you can work things out on your own, then our flat fee divorce works like this: Either you or your spouse comes to our office and retains us. We can only represent one of you and this is the only person we should deal with. You tell us what the two of you have agreed upon and we put it in writing in a formal marital … [Read more...]
What Does it Mean when a Divorce is “Agreed”?
Answer: In my frame of reference, this statement can have two different meanings, depending upon the context in which it is used. If it seems to relate to the divorce in general, the speaker is depicting the parting of the ways as mutual and not more painful to one party than to the other. It can be a way of being gracious toward the other party, a way of saving one’s face, or it may be to assure family … [Read more...]
Ante-nuptial / Premarital Agreements
Premarital Agreements are also known as Pre-nuptial and Ante-nuptial Agreements and all three names mean the same thing. They are agreements that are made by prospective spouses before their marriage to determine who gets or gives what (alimony and/or property) if the marriage ends in divorce or separation. They are also extremely effective in protecting the inheritance rights of children … [Read more...]
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For More Information:
- 11 Key Questions Most People Ask
- Your Initial Office Consultation
- Our Non-Court Approach
- 6 Divorce Law Myth Busters
- 9 Things to Consider at the Start of Your Divorce
- Grounds for Divorce (The Scoop on No-Fault)
- Child Support
- Spousal Support (Alimony / Maintenance)
- Dividing Your Property
- Litigation (Going to Court)
- Family Law and Kids – Child Custody and Visitation
- Cooperative Divorce Law
- Collaborative Divorce Law
- Divorce Mediation
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