Save Money When Divorcing In MN By Filing For An Amicable, Joint Divorce

First, hiring me, as ChristieLegal, can reduce the cost of a divorce case and/or child custody case by tens of thousands of dollars compared to the parties hiring lawyers to handle the case because I charge much less per hour than the cost of the parties hiring lawyers, which is $600 to $1,100 per hour, and the process is highly likely to be at least 6 months quicker since I encourage the parties to reach agreements and streamline the court process, so there will be MUCH fewer hours of work.

Second, divorcing amicably and jointly is MUCH quicker! It will take a few days to a few weeks for me to start to work on a divorce case, depending upon the time of year and when the parties provide me with the signed Agreement and down payment. We will work together for a few days to a few months, depending upon how long it takes for the clients to reach agreements on the issues, including the child custody, parenting time, and child support issues. I will write the amicable divorce or joint divorce case documents. The clients will approve them, sign them, and then mail file them with the court. If the clients have joint minor children, then, 2 to 3 months later, they will have an online court hearing that will be about 15 minutes in length at which the judge will ask the clients a few questions about how they will share their children and provide and pay for their children’s needs. The clients will be divorced at the end of the court hearing. If clients don’t share minor children, then they won’t even have a court hearing! Within 2 to 4 weeks of the clients filing the joint divorce documents with the court, a judge will read and sign the divorce documents, which means that the clients are divorced!

Lastly, filing for an amicable divorce or joint divorce will enable the divorce to be more amicable and cooperative, and, therefore, less stressful. Hiring lawyers automatically creates conflict. The divorce becomes a battle. When parties are battling, they become less reasonable and more self-centered because they think and feel that they need to defend themselves. The lower level of conflict in my divorce case process will make the parties’ life during and long after the divorce process a bit to a lot less stressful, which will be especially helpful if they continue to share a child(ren), relative(s), friend(s), or business(es).