UNCONTESTED DIVORCE
No one knows what this really means ? seriously. An uncontested divorce is advertised at very low fees. Many mediators and attorneys sign uncontested divorce agreements and then finalize the case and do some serious damage to your rights. Come see me to find out what an uncontested divorce truly is. If there is a single fight about money, the house, visitation, custody, health insurance or any other issues, it is not truly an uncontested divorce.
Contested divorce ? this is the nasty one. This is the one in which people pay lawyers hundreds of dollars per hour to argue about who gets the toaster. The court system is slow and unresponsive. Attorneys are forced to deal with judges who come in late or who don?t read their cases. This is very important for you to know. You should speak to your attorney and save time in the courtroom. It is expensive to fight using lawyers. As a result, the first thing in a divorce is write a friendly letter to your spouse. I explain that I am your attorney and that this matter can be resolved most quickly and cheaply by talking. Before I sue for divorce on behalf of my client, I invite the spouse to come to my office, rapidly exchange papers and documents and make a checklist of the rights and obligations of each party.
MEDIATION
You would be quite surprised to see that there is something called mediation. It is done by a neutral party who allegedly encourages that party to talk. Very often in my practice, I see people who try to save a couple of bucks on mediation. The mediators often don’t read the papers and have you enter into final agreements that are extremely damaging to your rights. However, if you chose mediation, you can certainly use me to go over what I feel are your rights and obligations in the marriage. You can then take this information to a mediator for discussion.