Online Divorce

With the economic times that we are facing, people are looking for ways to cut spending. And a divorce can be very expensive. With attorney fees, court fees, and time off of work, the bill can really add up for both sides. Filing an online divorce can save you a lot of money, stress, and it can save the kids from the divorce litigations.

An online divorce is an uncontested divorce, this means that both parties need to agree on everything that relates to the family. This will include custody, visitation, child support, property, debt, and alimony. And in some states they still require a “fault divorce”. With the backlog that is in the court system right now, Courts are encouraging the uncontested divorces, it is less stressful, and is less damaging to children.

If you are considering an uncontested or online divorce, you need to check with your state about what their requirements are. Some couples choose from the start that they want an uncontested divorce. They either work together, with a mediator, or with attorneys to come to an agreement. If you have not filed any papers yet, then you have time to reach an agreement on things.

Others decide after they have started the court filing that they want to do an uncontested divorce. If this is the case, even if you come to an agreement on everything, you still have to wait until your next court hearing to present it to the judge. Some courts have a very small time period before a divorce goes up for hearing. So that may shorten the amount of time you have to come to an agreement.

All uncontested divorces start with negotiations between spouses, where they come to an agreement on child support and splitting up the assets. Then you must decide on what to do next. Do you stay separated or do you go ahead and get the divorce?

If you choose to get the divorce, you can enter into an agreement that covers everything related to the marriage. You also have to take the actual divorce papers to the court, along with the agreements that you made. The papers must be in the format that your state requires. Then the court needs to sign and file them for the divorce to be final.