With the right lawyer and the right mindset, it can be relatively quick and painless. While an experienced lawyer can help to significantly shorten the divorce process, he or she cannot do it alone. If you want to speed up your divorce, here are some things that you can do to help:. Most family courts are so bogged down with cases that you are likely going to have to wait some length of time to have your case heard.
To help speed things along when your case is finally heard, gather all of your important documents and other relevant information so that it is ready on court day. By being prepared the first time you face the judge you can settle several issues at once, instead of having to schedule different court dates for each separate issue.
The majority of a case entails filling out and filing paperwork; a small percentage of the case entails negotiations and going to trial. Because of this, it can seem like your attorney and his or her staff are sitting back on their haunches while getting paid. This is not the case. From preparing motions to drafting legal agreements, your attorney is doing everything possible to prepare your case before going to court.
Be respectful of your attorney and do not harass him or her or their office staff, as this will only take valuable time away from your case. Determining child custody is usually the most contentious and therefore time consuming aspect of divorce. To speed things up, do everything possible to demonstrate to your attorney and the courts that you are the responsible parent and that you deserve as much time as possible with your child. Do not cut the other parent down; in fact, indicate that you want the other parent involved as much as possible, as well, as this proves to the courts that you are looking out for your child's best interests and not your own.
If possible, do not get involved with anyone new while your divorce is pending. Doing so will make you look callous and irresponsible. If you are already involved with someone new, keep things low-key, and do not spend any of your money on gifts for your new partner or extravagant vacations.
Remember, you still have to divide assets, and spending huge amounts of money on your new significant other can end up hurting your chances of getting a fair settlement. At the Law Offices of Stephen Clark, our attorney strives to help each client obtain a divorce in as quick and cost-effective manner as possible. A spouse who is an emotional wreck will often fight just to fight. Giving both spouses the time to work through their emotions often results in a faster, and more amicable divorce.
Finally, one spouse can also delay the divorce process for less than altruistic reasons. Like everything else in divorce, the answer is: it depends. The short answer to how you can speed up your divorce is to come to an agreement with your spouse. If the two of you can agree on all of your issues, you can usually get divorced relatively quickly.
But getting a trial date means dealing with a court system that often moves at a glacial pace. So sometimes, when your divorce is taking way too long, the only thing you can do is to be patient.
If you can push your lawyer, great. Do it. Those may not be the choices you want. So no more being nice to him. This is what he owes me. I need ur help!!! I wish I could help you, but it sounds like you need a good divorce lawyer in your area! This was so helpful to me right now, to be able to take that deep breath you mentioned and allow myself to be patient. It was among the biggest take-aways that I had.
Letting go of the emotion of time brought me peace knowing that if I exerted pressure on the situation, it might just put the timeline back. In the end, it did take longer than I expected, however my attitude about that time allowed me to continue on with my present life, search for counseling that would help, and in the end now divorced bring the comfort of knowing that I did the best I could under the circumstances.
Your description of hitting a Mack truck on a deserted road in the middle of winter still hits home, but knowing that there are tools like your book, your programs and your advice have really been a god-send. Thanks for all the support! I have been married 32 years. My husband I recently purchased joint property a four-plex, single unit in Gettysburg, PA.
We have done a similar thing years ago in CA. However, when loading up the U-Haul, I realized that I had packed up most of the stuff, and my clothes, necessary to spend several months at a time back there, but my husband just brought a large suitcase of items to leave in closet there.
I have done volunteer work for years, but no paying job for 18 years. I think he set up this scenario: we are both History Nerds and love Civil War history and volunteer there off and on over the years, so getting a second home there seemed rational, to me.
I now believe he will try to prove I am abandoning primary home in WA State, and may have a serious girl friend or even may be his currently divorcing ex-wife. Should I refuse to spend only two weeks per month in Gettysburg, but be saving up for lawyer in mean time?
Seriously worried about lack of real communication as well. But it might do you a lot of good to talk to lawyers in the states you live in to find out what your legal options are in case you are heading down the road to divorce. But, if you do, now is the time. A good marriage counselor can help you two start communicating more and better. My wife and I have been separated for a year now.
She has filed for a divorce and is the bread winner in the relationship. She has turned my kids against me and once I started asking for alimony she has now told my 14 year old son that he has the right to live where he wants to.
This all came about because she knows how much I love my kids. I am hurt enough to walk away as I have lost the people in my life I truly cherished.
I wish I had some advice that would quickly and easily repair these relationships. Right now, all I can say is to talk to a good divorce lawyer in your area. Everything depends on the exact facts and circumstances of your case, as well as the law in your state, and the way the judges apply that law. The answer depends on a few things, including where you live, whether or not both parties agree to all the terms, and how fast the judge can get around to the paperwork. However, the speed a judge will sign divorce papers will vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction," and state to state.
Here's everything you need to know about the process and how long it takes to get a divorce, so you can move onto the next chapter of your life as soon as possible. Nearly every state has its own set of divorce requirements.
From paperwork processing times to mandatory separation and waiting periods, your locale will affect the dissolution of your marriage. Saadeh , a family law attorney, explains. As such, it's important to familiarize yourself with your states divorce laws. And, according to Justia, once your spouse has been served , they have anywhere from 20 to 60 days to respond.
Legislation aside, several other factors affect the duration of your divorce. Marital tensions can also cause problems, and even the most amicable of splits will take time.
Divorces are expensive.
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