The divorce process begins when a plaintiff
spouse files a petition for divorce with the
court. A default divorce occurs when the
defendant spouse does not file an answer (or
appear at any court hearings) to the
complaint or petition for divorce. A
hearing may still occur to finalize the
decisions relating to divorce such as
support, custody, asset and liability
division and maintenance payments.
Child Custody When
parents are resolving custody situations
they have two routes they can take:
battle it out in the courts or work
together to come up with a custody
agreement
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Division of Property An
important divorce issue is how property
and debts are to be divided. This can
be done by the agreement of the parties
and their lawyers or by a judge who may
order how the property is to be
divided. read
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The Divorce
Process The
first step of divorce, the decision to
get divorced, is often the most
difficult step to take. It is important
for you to realize that you have control
over many aspects of the divorce process
and that there are trained lawyers who
can help
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