Thursday, December 1, 2011

Don't Let Your Tight Budget Halt Your Divorce

By Richard Vanderhoek


More and more people are having to put off the filing of their divorce because they believe it is going to cost a ton of money. Even when the two parties are able to come to an agreement about how things should be divided, it seems that the cost of the divorce process holds a lot of people back.

If this is something that you are experiencing, you should know that there is a better way to go about this. All you have to do is to make sure that you are changing your way of thinking when it comes to divorces. Even the messy divorces can be completed without ever having to use an attorney.

That's right, you do not have to retain an attorney! That right there should be more than enough to make you jump for joy because that literally saves you thousands of dollars. And since divorces usually leave people a little strapped for cash, that is money that you could put to good use.

So, just how is a divorce put through when there are not any attorneys involved? Most people tend to think that they have to have an attorney file all of the needed legal documents. They tend to think that only attorneys have access to these documents that have to be filed. That is hardly the case though because these documents are available to the general public. You just need to know where to look for them.

You can actually file your divorce on your own. Now, this is obviously going to be the easiest for you if you and your ex agree on the terms of the divorce. Such things that will have to be decided is how any legal property is going to be distributed, who the children will live with and who will be responsible for what bills.

When you and your ex agree on all of this, you will find that the filing of the divorce will not take much time at all. However, if there are major disagreements on these things, you can still file the divorce but you are going to have to go a slightly different route such as bringing a judge or mediator in to settle the disagreements.

There are also many online services that can help you with the collecting of and possibly even the filing of the legal divorce documents. You will want to be very careful though as some services are better than others.

You will want to make sure that you are doing the right amount of research in order to make sure that you are getting exactly what you need from the online divorce services company you are hiring.

That all said, if you need legal advice, it's best to consult an attorney.




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