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Cost Of Divorce? Is There A Way To Determine?
How much does a Divorce cost?
Say... no children, no going for the throat, a mutual separation, and splitting everything straight down the middle - as smooth and simple as something so tragic and complicated, could be.. A couple in their mid-twenties, both with white-collar jobs, if that matters?
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Court cost are $130.00 and you have to pay a lawyer $500.00 to do your paperwork OR you can do it yourself. I still have my paperwork from my previous marriage if you want it. It's very simple just put you and your "husbands" correct info in the blanks.
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Most states have a fee of about $100 to $200 for filing the papers for divorce. If you and your husband are completely in agreement you are able to file your own divorce and avoid all those hefty lawyers fees. It will take you waaay more time to file for your own divorce, fill the forms and submit all the other supporting documents then it will for an attorney to work it out for you, but it will be cheaper.
But divorce forms and practices vary an amazing amount from state to state. You'll need to get state-specific forms and advice.
If you are an American, your local family court clerk should be able to give you a list of forms that you need and maybe even provide some of them. You can also get do it yourself divorce kits from some books stores and places like Grand and Toy and Staples.
To hire an attorney to manage your divorce for you will cost you at the very least about $1000 (that's if you truly don't have any contested issues) although $1500 to $2000 might be more realistic.
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