Family Law

Good Advice for People Facing Divorce

By Ben Stevens

Consider the following good, common sense advice:

If you’re like most people facing divorce, you have more questions than information. Even if you and your spouse have agreed on all of the terms of your divorce, you’ll have to follow specific legal procedures to formally terminate your marriage.

Every divorce case is different, and specific laws vary from state to state, but divorce cases generally follow one of two paths:

• The parties may reach an agreement, submit that agreement to the court for approval, and receive a divorce decree ending their marriage and setting forth the terms they’ve agreed upon; or
• If the parties can’t reach an agreement, the case will be scheduled for a contested hearing, where a judge will consider evidence like financial records, witness testimony, and expert reports on issues like valuation of property and custody arrangements.

Full post as published by SC Family Law Blog on December 12, 2007 (boomark / email).