Thank you BudgetLegal.com!
So, at age 53 I am newly divorced and am now taking stock of what has just happened to me financially. My ex is a contractor and I had lost my job so we lived off my retirement until it was exhausted. Like many couples, we spent everything we earned and then some. So when divorce was inevitable, I had to be creative in finding a solution to the divorce process that was not going to put us further in debt. The answer was an online DYI divorce service where I could obtain the documents needed and have access to information that would help us get a CHEAP DIVORCE. This option worked great for us and this blog is dedicated to informing all couples like us on how to keep what you have, not pay ridiculous legal fees, and still obtain a divorce cheaply and easily (if one can say going through a divorce is easy). You can go to BudgetLegal.com.
I had
other friends who had been through divorce in Texas and the prices of their
divorces were insane. I had one friend who spent over $15K before her
divorce was final and who knows what her ex-husband spent on his lawyer.
This is money that comes directly out of the community estate and NOT
into either of a divorcing couple’s pocket. Having a friend who worked
for a law firm helped and it was she who said "don't fight". If
you come to an agreement on property and/or kids (ours were grown so I did not
have to deal with that issue), you can file your own papers and avoid the
$300-$800/hr fees most family law lawyers charge.
In the
end this process worked for us and I believe most intelligent couples can work
out their differences amicably. Divorce is like a business partnership
that has gone bad. You need to divide the assets and debts fairly so the
money you have earned over the years you were married goes to you and not your
lawyers. There are always going to be couples with issues that require an
attorneys help, but I have seen too many friends end up spending thousands of
dollars unnecessarily. I also know people who have stayed married simply
because they could not afford divorce attorneys so they just lived apart for
years.
My next
blog will be about the divorce process. Till then . . .
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