Athens Georgia Uncontested Divorce Lawyer

What is an uncontested divorce?

When you both agree on just about everything such as division of assets, how to pay off any debts, child custody, child support, etc., you can file for an uncontested divorce. An uncontested divorce can be the quickest and least expensive way to get divorced.

If there are minor children or considerable assets involved, you may want to consult with an attorney to make sure all the legal requirements are satisfied.

In an uncontested divorce, once the paperwork if filed and found to be in proper order, a judge may grant your divorce in about a month.

How can couples work out their own agreement?

The easiest and most logical way to work out an agreement is to sit down with your spouse and list all of the property you own, including money, and figure out how to divide it. Any agreement should be very detailed and outline how bank and credit card accounts are going to be divided, and which ones should be closed, if any. If you own any property together you should specifically state which spouse is going to receive what property.

The details of custody of any minor children, child support, and visitation should be clearly defined.

Once you have the Settlement Agreement written up, both of you should review it in order to ensure all the issues are resolved and meets the legal requirements. If you’re not sure whether the agreement meets all of the necessary legal requirements, you should consult an attorney and have them review the document.
After you and your spouse sign the document, it will be submitted to the court for review along with the Complaint for Divorce.

When is an uncontested divorce not appropriate?

In many cases, by the time a couple decides to get a divorce the communication between them may have broken down and they may not even be speaking to each other. If this is the case, meaningful discussions about property division, child support, and child custody are next to impossible.

When this happens, attorneys need to be involved to help the couple resolve any issues they can’t agree on, and in some cases, the judge will decide such unresolved issues. The final divorce decree will clearly state how debts are to be paid, division of any real and personal property, child custody, child support and visitation, and other issues.

In some divorce cases, couples may have a contested or collaborative divorce which is engineered to avoid a long, drawn out litigation process.
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