Uncontested Divorces | New York State

Divorce is a time of change, which many people may not be happy about. You may be feeling stressed and worried about how you are going to handle this situation financially. Uncontested divorces are an option that you can explore with an attorney.

Obtaining Uncontested Divorces

Uncontested Divorces New York State Saratoga Divorce AttorneyYou’ll take a number of steps to obtain an uncontested divorce. First, you and your spouse must agree on certain specific issues, including division of your assets, division of your liabilities or debts, custody of your children if you have any, child support, and spousal maintenance. Your agreement regarding each of these issues must be reduced to writing in a document called either an opting agreement or a separation agreement. Once that agreement is completed and signed, the papers required to obtain an actual divorce are prepared. You will each sign some of those papers, and they will be submitted to the court for review. The court will ask for any required corrections. Once your documents are approved, the court will sign the judgment of divorce, and it will be filed with the county clerk’s office.

Handling the Documents in Uncontested Divorces

In facilitating an uncontested divorce, our streamlined flat fee service includes handling the transmission of documents to the other spouse, obtaining their signatures, providing service where it’s necessary, and accomplishing everything required to complete the uncontested divorce.

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Uncontested Flat Fee Divorce

For parties who already have an agreement and know how they’re going to resolve every issue, we have our streamlined process. This flat-fee process covers our handling of all the paperwork necessary to go from final agreement to judgment of divorce. If the parties have not yet reached agreement on all of the issues but want to work on an agreement because they want an uncontested divorce, we’ll work with the process. We’ll negotiate with our client and the other spouse’s attorney. We’ll refer them to mediation. Essentially, we’ll do whatever is necessary to achieve the parties’ goal – a final drafted agreement acceptable to both parties. Then, we’ll pursue an uncontested divorce that eliminates any need for court house appearances.

Going to Court for Uncontested Divorces

An uncontested divorce rarely requires a court appearance, and our objective is to avoid doing so. We work toward obtaining a complete agreement between the two parties on all of the requisite issues. Once that’s done, we reduce the agreement to writing and the parties sign the document. The divorce paperwork is then submitted and there is no need for anybody to go to court.

If you have any further questions about uncontested divorces, or would like to schedule a free consultation, contact our experienced Saratoga divorce attorneys.

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