Weekly Divorce Tip: Pre-Divorce Research
In celebration of the New Year and commencement of the first official post-holiday business week, we have decided to restart and refocus our Weekly Divorce Tips. So, beginning today and continuing all year, we will be focusing on the typical divorce and providing you with invaluable tips that help you through the process from start to finish. We will consider contested, uncontested, simple and complex divorces and divorces with and without children. We will also address divorce mediation, litigation. So, that said, lets get started with our first Weekly Divorce Tip.
If you are considering divorce but do not know where to begin, we recommend you start by researching your state’s divorce laws to determine your legal rights and the requirements for divorcing in your state. You can do this by visiting a local law library, reading applicable divorce laws, which are published online or talking to a lawyer in your area. You may also find state-specific divorce books like How to Do Your Own Divorce in California, How to File for Divorce in Maryland, and the District of Columbia or How to Do Your Own Divorce in Texas on Amazon or at your local bookstore.
If this step sounds intimidating or you are worried that the issues in your divorce are too complex for you to figure out on your own, we suggest you seek the advice of a lawyer. If you don’t think you can afford a lawyer, contact your state bar association’s lawyer referral service and ask for the names of lawyers who offer initial consultations at low or no costs. Alternatively, search for free legal services in your state, which may be available based upon your income, disability, ethnicity or abusive marriage.
When talking with a lawyer or researching your state’s laws use our Pre-Divorce Consultation Questionnaire to identify the questions you should ask and divorce issues to consider.
This is not legal advice. You should consult an attorney if you have legal questions that relate to your specific divorce. Technorati Tags: divorce tip thinking about divorcing plan planning legal research state family laws getting divorced women woman law
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Posted by ModDiva on January 6th, 2008 filed in Divorce Tips |
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