The Truth About Traditional Divorce Process
How does a traditional court divorce actually work? One spouse serves the other with papers, who answers and may counterclaim, explains New York divorce attorney Bill Leininger. A preliminary conference follows, where the judge orders months of document exchange—tax returns, business books. Contested custody can require a child psychologist to interview the children, running $10,000 to $12,000 and stressing them.
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Answered by Bill Leininger · Staten Island, NY
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How does a traditional court divorce work?
One spouse serves the other with papers, who answers and may counterclaim, followed by a preliminary conference where the judge orders months of document exchange like tax returns and business books.
What does contested custody require?
A child psychologist to interview the children, running $10,000 to $12,000 and stressing them—part of the adversarial process mediation avoids.
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