What are the steps involved in filing for divorce? – AttorneyBernie.Com

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00:00:05 a lot of people think they can file for divorce and then it’s automatically processed it this is not like the DMV where you fill in your forms you give it to them and you get something back in the mail this is something that you need to do yourself unless you Shepherd your case through the court nothing’s really going to happen and eventually the court May dismiss your case after 5 years so I look at the divorce process as twofold the first step is is temporary orders let’s get the petition for the

00:00:33 dissolution filed let’s get temporary orders in place how he sharing the the children what access they have to their parents support orders who’s running the family business who’s living in the home get some temporary orders in place putting everybody in a Level Playing Field while they go through the divorce process then we need to make sure that everything is disclosed everybody knows what’s on the table what’s it it’s worth and then what a court would do with it if it’s contested then we need to sit

00:01:02 around a table hopefully a kitchen table or even a zoom table and try to come up with an agreement on assets and debts if we can’t come up with an agreement then the court will help us give us mediation opportunities settlement opportunities and then as a last result it’s trial and trial people ask me what is trial trial is as you see in the movies call your first witness so think about filing for divorce not as an event like like a wedding think about it as a process you and I will walk through the desert we’ll

00:01:35 hold each other’s hands then hopefully when we come to the other side we’ve had all the issues resolved and there’ll be some pasture for you to start a new life