Divorce Court Alternatives

Whether you and your spouse sign a settlement agreement or decide to litigate the divorce, you are finally going to divorce court. But for those who agree, the divorce process is usually very short and much less costly. This article is a suit about the available alternatives for resolving conflicts if the parties do not agree, but do not necessarily want, either.

There are two alternatives that are often offered as an alternative to litigation. These are mediation andCollaborative Law.

In mediation, a neutral third party support to achieve you and your spouse reach an agreement. You can have this agreement reviewed by a lawyer before you sign. This gives you the assurance that you know what rights you give, and whether the agreement will be in your best interest, given what you want to achieve.

Collaborative Law is a bit different, and that this hire lawyers. You and your spouse work together with their respective attorneys andExchange of information and documents, including (or especially) financial information. They all regularly meet regularly and work with a view to reaching an agreement on all issues. If for whatever reason, either you or your spouse decide to stop the process, you will each get a different group of lawyers. In true collaborative law agreement, the lawyers, you can in this process are not the same lawyers who represent you, litigation in a subsequent divorce.

Of course, you do not need to useto avoid the above processes the divorce court. You can follow any informal process that you want to reach an agreement with your partner. You can even create your pastor to help you reach an agreement. Then, as with mediation, you can have a lawyer review the agreement and explain its consequences for you.

Many people prefer to explore every possible way to avoid fighting in divorce court. And that is processed to understand given the cost, time and uncertain outcome of a divorce. To find out whatYou may face in divorce court if your headed for a litigated divorce, get on The Divorce Court Report: Getting What You Want in court.

(c) 2008 Vivian Rodriguez