The Truth About Traditional Divorce Process
What does the traditional divorce process involve? It starts adversarially, explains divorce attorney Bill Leininger: one spouse serves papers, the other answers, then a judge sets a preliminary conference and a months-long schedule to exchange tax returns and business records. If custody is disputed, a child psychologist may interview the kids—costly, $10,000 to $12,000, and hard on them.
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Answered by Bill Leininger · Sarasota, FL
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What does the traditional divorce process involve?
It starts adversarially—one spouse serves papers, the other answers, then a judge sets a preliminary conference and a months-long schedule to exchange tax returns and business records.
How does contested custody complicate it?
A child psychologist may interview the kids—costly at $10,000 to $12,000 and hard on them—which is one reason mediation stands apart from the court route.
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