How To Obtaining A Cheap Divorce In GA

By Dorothy Robinson


Television has created the illusion that divorces are emotionally charged courtroom dramas. In reality, they are very mundane to the legal profession, and represent great profit for very little effort on the part of the lawyer and his or her staff. There are options available for most people to obtain a cheap divorce in GA.

The majority of divorces since the 1980s fall under the No Fault category. In these matters, neither party is accusing the other of any wrongdoing, whether there was infidelity or not. Most people just want to get the matter over so they can move on in life, and this is what No Fault divorces accomplish.

People with a past history of divorcing might be able to use their prior documents as a template for filing a current proceeding. So long as the wording is correct, and both parties sign off on it before their court date, the Judge is likely to sign off on their petition. If they do not specifically say that the marriage is permanently broken with no hope of being reconciled, then the Judge will send them back stating that they have failed to establish grounds for divorcing.

Most divorces are done as a captioned report, and one caption should include how the parties intend to split property. Another caption should include information about the children, outline visitation rights and expectations, as well as delineate child support requirements. There should be a sentence in there specifying that no parent should interfere in the relationship between the child or children and the other parent, or the Judge might not let it go through.

Most firms offer No Fault divorces for $500 to $1000 because this is a training opportunity for students just out of law school. However, a smart individual, or someone with legal experience, can pursue their proceeding having incurred only the expense of a filing fee. Often these fees are $200 or less, and even if the Judge sends them back due to missing wording in the original document, a revision can be filed under the same case number without incurring an additional fee.

That being said, Judges do prefer to assign basic counseling services to families in these cases. To make sure the matter goes through smoothly, the parents should be present and able to verbally accept the counseling recommendation made. If they are not both present, and this particular Judge is a stickler about counseling, he or she might not approve their petition at that time.

Having an attorney is not a requirement in the United States for any civil matter. There is a great deal of information available Online which can help walk a petitioner through the process of anything from divorces, basic name changes, or even matters of employee law. Divorces, in the eyes of the court, are no more serious a matter than most any small claims proceeding.

It is generally recommended that both parties be present before the Judge, and that their minor children be left at home. This allows the matter to go smoothly without any emotional outbursts. Unlike in the movies, a Judge in real life will throw the matter out of court for that day if there is a scene, and they will have to reschedule the event with the Clerk.




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