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Divorce Options - Attorney, Online Service or Do It Yourself Legal Form

If you’ve made the hard decision and decided to go for a divorce, you have several options for preparing the documents you will need.
  1. Contact a Divorce attorney: This is the right option for couples who have complicated situations, particularly if they can’t agree on important points or if the divorce is contested. There might be disagreements about child custody and visitation or the property division. There might also be complicated property situations like a business, joint pension plans, or a lot of debt to divide. Even if you end up working things out in an agreement, it’s worthwhile to know how to word the agreement so that it has the legal effect you want.
  2. Use an online document service: This is a good option for uncontested divorces and simple situations where the spouses agree. Some of these services only handle uncontested divorces. They have the advantage of being cheaper than consulting an attorney. To use these services you go to the site, identify your state, and then fill out a questionnaire about your case. Based on the information you give, the service prepares your documents. Then they either mail the papers to you or let you download and print them. They also give you information on how to file the papers.

    Online Divorce sites have sprung up nationwide. These services include
    Legalzoom - $349, 100% Satisfaction Money-Back Guarantee
    CompleteCase - $249 (doesn't include court filing fees). If the documents are rejected due to the fault of CompleteCase.com™, you will be provided a 100% refund (with no handling fee).
    3 Step Divorce - $299, Court Approval or 100% Money Back Guarantee.

  3. Use do-it-yourself legal forms: This is the cheapest option of all, and can be another good choice for uncontested and simple divorces. The downside is that using these forms involves more work on your part than documents prepared for you, and you have to figure out how to fill out the forms on your own. Forms are available from U. S. Legal Forms.

 
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