What happens after a divorce if filled?

1. Law Office of Eric C. Cheshire, P.A. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What happens after a divorce if filled? A filled divorce is a lawsuit. After a person files a divorce application against its spouse a back-and-forth legal process is initiated. A lot of factors has to be considered during these processes. Children custody and property distribution are the main aspects of a divorce. Initial filing of the divorce is called a “petition” or “complaint”. The next move is of the other spouse and the process continues in a series of step. For the sake of simplicity, we will assume that the petition is filled by the wife. Firstly the spouse against whom the petition is been filed must receive the notice of the divorce in a way that can be easily verified by the court. Every state has its own set of rule that constitutes the proper way. The spouse then gets a time frame of 30 days. In these 30 days, he is supposed to respond to his answer based on the petition. He should address all of the demands raised by its spouse and can either accept or reject them. He can even issue a counter demand. However, if he fails to reply within the next 30 days then the court will assume that he accepts the conditions set by his wife. After this, the process of discovery begins. The Family law lawyers (West Palm Beach) of both the spouses will conduct investigations against the opposition. Both the spouses are required to exchange all the information relevant to the divorce. In the process, both the parties are required to sit down with their family law lawyers and try to come to an agreement that suits both the spouses. If they are able to come to conditions that suit both of them then a combined “marital settlement agreement” is submitted to the court.

2. The final step is the trial. In this process both the spouses visit the court. They testify and cross-examine their terms of the divorce in front of the court, just like in any other trial. Your lawyers will present witnesses and evidence to support your claim. In the end, the judge will grant the divorce and present his verdict for the division of assets and child custody. However, if both the spouses agree on the terms mutually, then they can collectively file the divorce papers together along with the marital settlement agreement. They can even perform these actions without the help of a lawyer. This is called uncontested divorce and is better than its counterpart as it saves money, time, and other troubles considerably. Yet, uncontested divorces are rare as the anguish between both the spouses eliminates the possibility. It is often better for both the spouses to hire their own Family Law Lawyer West Palm Beach in case there is tension between them. The attorneys will try their best to help you advantage over your soon-to-be ex-husband or ex-wife.