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  • Jun 18, 2009, 08:52 PM
    TaintedLove
    Can a divorce cost as much as $7000 or what?
    I am in the middle of a divorce and the other party claims that he will completely pay the cost but now saying that it will be around $7000. I know that can't be true. We have no children together just a house we bought before we got married. We will be married for 12 months in July. I need an answer if anyone knows please reply. Thank you so very much:confused:
  • Jun 18, 2009, 09:05 PM
    503person

    That sounds like it's more a law related question, you might get a better response by posting under the family law forum.
  • Jun 18, 2009, 09:50 PM
    cadillac59

    I've heard of divorces costing $50,000 - $100,000 in attorney fees. I'd say $7,000 is cheap.
  • Jun 19, 2009, 01:08 PM
    stevetcg

    If you two agree on everything, there is no reason it should cost $7000. Bills like that only come up if there are issues involved. I would suggest he shop around for a lawyer not looking to screw everyone.
  • Jun 21, 2009, 11:05 AM
    cadillac59
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by stevetcg View Post
    If you two agree on everything, there is no reason it should cost $7000. Bills like that only come up if there are issues involved. I would suggest he shop around for a lawyer not looking to screw everyone.
    Uncontested divorces in California usually cost $3,500 with an attorney drawing up the paperwork. It takes about 10-12 hours of time and at $300/hr that's about right. Nobody's screwing anyone in this situation. Things cost what they do.
  • Jun 21, 2009, 12:56 PM
    stevetcg

    Wow - CA sucks. It cost $1100 in FL, and that's because the filing fees in my county are about $700.
  • Jun 21, 2009, 01:21 PM
    cadillac59
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by stevetcg View Post
    Wow - CA sucks. It cost $1100 in FL, and thats because the filing fees in my county are about $700.
    Gee, those are high filing fees (ours are $350).

    Hey, I got to make a living. You know what? On the 5th of each month that nasty old landlord of mine wants his rent money on the office, just like clockwork. And he's not shy about serving 3-day notices. What am I suppose to say? It's cheaper in Florida so lower the rent? He'll tell me to go to Florida. And ATT wants that phone bill of about $300 paid or they shut off my phone and put me out of business. The secretary wants her check or she's out of there. You see the point?

    And that's not to mention the accounts receivables. You know, those fine folks who promise on their mother's grave to pay you "when the case is over." Yeah, right. Or those who say, they'll pay you when they can, but here's $50 per month. Sure, thanks. I've got quite a few on the $50 per month plan.
  • Jun 22, 2009, 03:53 AM
    stevetcg
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by cadillac59 View Post
    Gee, those are high filing fees (ours are $350).

    Hey, I gotta make a living. You know what? On the 5th of each month that nasty old landlord of mine wants his rent money on the office, just like clockwork. And he's not shy about serving 3-day notices. What am I suppose to say? It's cheaper in Florida so lower the rent? He'll tell me to go to Florida. And ATT wants that phone bill of about $300 paid or they shut off my phone and put me out of business. The secretary wants her check or she's out of there. You see the point?

    And that's not to mention the accounts receivables. You know, those fine folks who promise on their mother's grave to pay you "when the case is over." Yeah, right. Or those who say, they'll pay you when they can, but here's $50 per month. Sure, thanks. I've got quite a few on the $50 per month plan.
    Oh - I'm not saying our lawyers make any less (relatively speaking) here... just that the divorce process is less involved (~2 hrs paperwork) when it is uncontested.

    I don't knock anyone their right to make a living. I was commenting on the process, not the people involved.
  • Jul 26, 2012, 12:48 AM
    rowenaV
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  • Jul 26, 2012, 05:03 AM
    AK lawyer
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by TaintedLove View Post
    ... the other party claims that he will completely pay the cost ...
    He will pay his attorney fees and yours? You do have your own attorney, don't you?

    Because, if not, his attorney is only representing him, not you. If the idea is that the attorney is simply preparing the papers, yes, that's high. You can get them done a lot cheaper with a legal document preparation service (I'm not going to name it, but the one I'm thinking of has a "z" in the name.. )
  • Jul 26, 2012, 01:08 PM
    cdad
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by AK lawyer View Post
    He will pay his attorney fees and yours? You do have your own attorney, don't you?

    Because, if not, his attorney is only representing him, not you. If the idea is that the attorney is simply preparing the papers, yes, that's high. You can get them done a lot cheaper with a legal document preparation service (I'm not going to name it, but the one I'm thinking of has a "z" in the name..)
    Pssst... the post you are replying to is from June 2009

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