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$2,000
Flat Fee for an Agreed Divorce
At KILILIS, RIDINGS
& VONAU, P.C., some divorce clients can go the
cheap and easy route, with a flat rate divorce.
For an agreed divorce, also called “undisputed”
or “uncontested,” the client pays only
$2,000.
This sum covers all fees, all documents, and
one court appearance at which the court finalizes
the divorce.
***See below
for important terms and conditions of the $2,000
Agreed Divorce offer
An Agreed Divorce is
not for everyone. Indeed, many people contemplating
divorce can’t imagine agreeing with their
spouse on anything, let alone the terms
of their divorce! But for many others, an
Agreed Divorce is just right. If you can
answer “yes” to all the questions below,
an Agreed Divorce may be right for you:
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Do
you and your spouse agree on all the
important issues? An
Agreed Divorce means that you and your
spouse agree on the “big issues,” such
as custody of the children, visitation,
how to divide up your property, assets
and your liabilities; and how to handle
“future” issues, such as college expenses
or life insurance for your children.
If you agree on most things, but disagree
on even just one, this is not an Agreed
Divorce.
However, if you and your spouse agree
on “who gets what,” and how you will
continue to parent your children, an
Agreed Divorce is an option.
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Can
you and your spouse hold up your end
of the process? There
are several forms you and your spouse
will have to fill out and return to
us, in order for us to process your
divorce.
We need basic information about your
family, your finances, you and your
spouse’s employment. If you
live in McHenry, Kane, or Lake counties,
and you and your spouse have children,
you both will need to register for and
take a
required parenting class.
Finally, one of you (the petitioner)
will need to go to court the day your
divorce becomes final.
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Are
your finances relatively simple?
Some couples own several pieces of real
estate, have multiple bank accounts,
stocks, bonds and other investments,
and have lots of valuable personal property.
For these couples, there are important
tax and other consequences involved
in separating these assets. Other couples
have complex debts, which they cannot
simply “agree” to negotiate because
the debtor will not agree to dividing
up those debts, or letting one spouse
“off the hook.” For these couples, an
Agreed Divorce is not the answer.
However, if you are like most people,
and own just one piece of real estate,
have just a few accounts and traditional
bills and credit cards, an Agreed Divorce
is an option.
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If you have children,
can you and your spouse co-parent?
Some parents just do not see eye to
eye on how to co-parent their children
after a divorce. Some parents want complete
control over the children or spouse,
and use visitation and custody as weapons.
Sometimes a parent will try to turn
a child against the other parent, and
in doing so, use the child as a weapon.
For these parents, their divorce process
will be long, painful, expensive, and
will likely leave permanent scars on
every member of their family. Instead,
they will go through mediation, perhaps
a guardian ad litem or a custody evaluator,
then a trial. They will also spend anywhere
from $10,000 to $100,000 before it’s
all said and done. These couples obviously
are not eligible for an Agreed Divorce.
However, if you and your spouse can
talk about where the kids will live,
how you will make decisions about the
kids, and how you will share parenting
time with the kids, an Agreed Divorce
is an option.
Learn more by
reading our
Frequently
Asked Questions
Read the
Terms & Conditions
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