Posts tagged Divorce Decree

We need to get a divorce in California without a lawyer. I heard I can file for it, without help from a lawyer. My X is not around, and we have nothing to do with them. I have no idea where to go and apply for divorce. I do not know where to get the request. Does anyone know the procedure? Please Help. Well, I have your answer. I make the analogy of people considering self-representation that a person who has a broken tooth or a broken arm she decided to establish without a dentist or doctor. They can solve the problem? Absolutely. They will enjoy long-term ramifications, do-it-yourself, fix HAVE? Almost certainly not. In most states, individuals who choose to represent themselves pro se, rather than through lawyers are held to the same standards as if they were a lawyer. This means that even if they do not understand the language of legalese AOT or potential ramifications of legalese language to be used in their divorce decree, PRO SE litigant will usually be bound by what they produce. I saw horror story after horror story of people who know what they thought was agreed to divorce their documents, only to learn later that they forgot to include provisions or forgot to include hold harmless language , and when all someone wants is to move with their lives, they can not get approved for new credit, or get sucked back into the legal issues with their former spouse decides not to pay the joint obligations he or she was agreed by decree. Several times, the pitfalls associated with poorly constructed regulatory agreement may wind up requiring a party press reset button AU on their finances by filing a bankruptcy petition. Problems could be further amplified in the dissolution involving children. Individuals choose to go it alone often enters a courtroom for the first time in their lives, and have no training on rules of evidence or have no idea what their family law judge will be looking to make a divorce and custody determination, or revision of their former spouse, relocation or modification AOS petition. Family law attorneys, especially those who limit their practice solely to resolve internal disputes, have spent years honing their skills not only in court but also on pre-trial case preparation for trial by the processes of discovery and submission. Someone commented seeking a paralegal, which I would like to respond. While a paralegal can go over the documents to ensure they are correct, he / she can not give you legal advice. You need a real lawyer review any and all documents before signing them in the best case to ensure that your best interests are looked after. As you can see from the above information, it is easy to overlook even the simplest change in legallese which can cause more problems down the road.