Divorce – Wife – Friendly with No Children
Wife wanted a divorce and she and Husband agreed to all terms. They had been married less than 3 years and had no children. They owned a home, but it had no equity. Wife earned significantly more than Husband. They agreed there would be no spousal support. Wife was awarded the home. Husband and Wife agreed they would each be responsible for debt in his/her own name.
Friendly Divorce Solution: Maxim Smith educated and advised Wife about the process of divorce and the terms that would be included in the final judgment and decree of dissolution. Maxim Smith prepared all divorce documents to reflect the parties’ agreement while insuring the terms included in the documents would result in the intended legal outcome. Maxim Smith provided the final documents to Client Wife. Wife provided the documents to Husband and Husband reviewed and signed the documents. Wife returned the documents to Maxim Smith and Maxim Smith filed the documents electronically with the court.
Result: The parties’ divorce documents were filed on December 1st and they were divorced on December 2nd. There was no court hearing. Maxim Smith obtained the final decree of dissolution and sent certified copy to Wife. Maxim Smith prepared and filed the document to transfer Husband’s interest in the home.
Divorce – Husband – Friendly with No Children
Husband and Wife wanted an amicable divorce and wanted to file it on their own. They had been married for approximately 6 years and had no children. They earned similar incomes, had no real property, and agreed that they would each keep their own retirement and bank accounts. They had no joint debt.
No Court Divorce Solution: Maxim Smith educated and advised Husband about the process of divorce and the terms that would be included in the final judgment and decree of dissolution. Maxim Smith prepared all divorce documents to reflect the parties’ agreement and provided the documents to Client Husband. Client Husband and Wife filed the divorce documents with the court on their own.
Result: The parties’ divorce documents were filed on January 13th and they were divorced on January 24th. There was no court hearing.
Divorce – Husband – Mediation with One Child
Husband and Wife wanted an amicable divorce and wanted to file it on their own. They had been married for over 25 years. They had one child. They attended mediation and reached agreement on all issues in their dissolution of marriage. In their mediated agreement, they stipulated that they would share joint legal and joint physical custody of their child and that they would not have a set parenting time schedule, but would rather share time with their child, who was a teenager, as mutually agreed. They also agreed that neither parent would pay child support to the other, but rather, they would share their child’s expenses. They agreed that Husband would pay Wife spousal maintenance and that all assets and debt would be equally divided between the parties. They agreed to sell their home and divide the proceeds equally.
Friendly Divorce Solution: Maxim Smith educated and advised Husband about the process of divorce and the terms that would be included in the final judgment and decree of dissolution based on his agreement with Wife. Maxim Smith prepared all divorce documents to reflect the parties’ agreement while insuring the terms included in the documents would result in the intended legal outcome. Maxim Smith provided the final documents to Client Husband. Husband provided the documents to Wife and Wife reviewed and signed the documents. Husband returned the documents to Maxim Smith and Maxim Smith filed the documents electronically with the court.
Result: The parties’ divorce documents were filed on February 6th and they were divorced on March 6th. One court hearing was required because the parties had a child and a hearing is required when there is a minor child and neither parent was represented by counsel.
Divorce – Wife – Friendly with Two Children
Husband and Wife agreed to divorce amicably and reached an agreement on all issues. They had been married for ten years and had two children.
Friendly Divorce Solution: Maxim Smith educated and advised Wife about the process of divorce and the terms that would be included in the final judgment and decree of dissolution. Maxim Smith prepared all divorce documents to reflect the parties’ agreement while insuring the terms included in the documents would result in the intended legal outcome. Maxim Smith provided the final documents to Client Wife. Wife provided the documents to Husband and Husband hired an attorney on a limited basis to review the documents with him and sign the documents as his counsel of record. Maxim Smith filed the documents electronically.
Result: Because Husband had an attorney who approved his agreement with Wife, the parties can divorce without attending a required hearing. The parties’ divorce documents were filed on December 7th and the parties were divorced on December 9th.
