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If you are facing a divorce or custody dispute, speak to a family law attorney who can explain your responsibilities, protect your rights, and guide you through the process.

Once you file for divorce, you and your spouse can work together to resolve your disputes and reach a settlement. If you can’t settle, you will go to court, where a judge will make decisions for you.

Laws governing residency requirements, the grounds for divorce, alimony, and child support vary by state.

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Divorce Basics

For most divorcing couples, the single best thing they can do - for the sake of their children, their future relationship, and their wallets - is to keep the process as civil as possible. Fighting about the child custody, child support or alimony in court guarantees big legal bills, bitterness, and anguish children.

That means that choosing the right lawyer is very important. You want someone who can help you keep things calm - but also protect your rights and those of your children. Many lawyers, whether or not they are also trained mediators, can help you negotiate with your spouse and work out hte big issues of child custody, support and property division. So when you interview lawyers, talk to them about negotiating a settlement rather than fighting it out in court.

Unfortunately, it’s not always possible to keep a divorce amicable. If your spouse is being dishonest or vindictive, or there has been abuse, a lawyer can help you protect yourself and your children. And if your spouse hires an especially aggressive lawyer, you’ll need someone representing you who can fight back.

Do you and your spouse each need a lawyer?

If you and your spouse do agree on all the big issues, can you just hire one lawyer to draw up the paperwork and save yourselves some money and hassle? Because lawyers have a duty to represent each client zealously, one lawyer may represent both of you only if you and your spouse:

agree on the major issues
are confident you can work out any minor problems that come up
understand that the lawyer cannot fully represent both of you under the circumstances, and
just want the lawyer to do the paperwork.

You’ll need to agree to these conditions in writing. And if a disagreement does arise, teh lawyer will have to transfer at least one of you to another lawyer. Both of you may meed to get new lawyers if it would be unfair for the first lawyer to continue to represent one of you.

Collaborative Divorce Lawyers

More and more family lawyers are trained in the techniques of “collaborative divorce.” Each spouse hires and attorney, but everyone agrees that they will share information voluntarily and work cooperatively towards a settlement instead of fighting in court. The lawyers also agree that if the case can’t be settled, you and your spouse must hire other lawyers to handle the litigation. This removes the lawyers financial incentive to go to court - and encourages everyone to settle earlier.

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Your Location

First, let’s find a licensed divorce lawyer in your area. Your zip code helps us find lawyers most familiar with your local courts.

Marital Status

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Which of these best describe your marital status right now? Understanding your legal relationship status helps us connect you with the right lawyer.

Married

Separated

Divorced

Never Married

Are you currently living with your spouse?

Yes

Are you currently living with your partner?

Yes

Children & Custody

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Which of these best describes your situation related to children and custody? This helps determine if you need a lawyer experienced in child-related decisions.

No children

We agree on custody

Some disagreement

Likely contested

Safety or abuse concerns

Assets

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Select all major assets either you or your spouse have. We use this to find lawyers with experience protecting your types of assets.

HomePrimary residence

Rental PropertyInvestment real estate

Retirement Accounts401(K), IRA, pension

Investment AccountsStocks, bonds, funds

Savings Bank accounts, CDs

Business Ownership LLC, partner, sole prop

Vehicles Cars, boats, recreational

Other Assets Jewelry, art, collectibles

Not Sure

Assets

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Select all additional assets or sources of income either you or your spouse have. We use this to find lawyers with experience protecting your types of assets.

RSUs (restricted stock units)

Stock options

Bonuses

Equity income

We don’t have any of these

Household Income

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Choose your approximate combined household income. This helps us connect you to a lawyer experienced in cases similar to yours.

Under $100K

$100K to $200K

$200K to $350K

$350K to $600K

$600K to $1M

Over $1M

Not Sure

Communication Status

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Which of these best describes how you and your spouse currently communicate? This helps us connect you to a lawyer experienced in cases similar to yours.

AmicableWe communicate well, likely uncontested

Some tensionDisagreements but manageable

High conflictSignificant disagreements expected

Very high or hostileLikely contested

Spouse has already hired a lawyer

Case Description

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Briefly describe your situation.

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