Urgent: What Happens in Traditional Divorce Court Proceedings?
What happens in a traditional divorce? Litigation starts with serving papers, an answer or counterclaim, and a preliminary conference where the judge sets a months-long schedule, explains New York divorce attorney Bill Leininger. Parties exchange tax returns and business records; contested custody may require a child psychologist—costing $10,000 to $12,000 and stressing the children. Mediation avoids much of that.
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Answered by Bill Leininger · Staten Island, NY
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What happens in a traditional divorce?
Litigation starts with serving papers, an answer or counterclaim, and a preliminary conference where the judge sets a months-long schedule. Parties exchange tax returns and business records, and contested custody may require a child psychologist costing $10,000 to $12,000—much of which mediation avoids.
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