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Separation Agreement?
| Fri, 03-03-2006 - 7:03am |
My husband of 7 years has asked for a divorce for the second time in a year and is really going through with it this time.
| Fri, 03-03-2006 - 7:03am |
My husband of 7 years has asked for a divorce for the second time in a year and is really going through with it this time.
Your first and best defense is to go see an attorney. They will go over everything with you line by line - from assets to custody, child support to alimony...etc. With a good lawyer, they generally leave no stone unturned.
However, I have heard of several divorcing couples going through divorce mediation with great success (I tried a couple of sessions...wasn't for me). They are also very thorough. However, in my experience with it, I felt there was a BIG imbalance of power, and I was going to be taken advantage of, so I decided not to go that route. But that was me personally.
Either way, consulting an attorney is your best first move. Most of them will give free or low-cost initial consultations, just so you can get your questions answered.
Other than that, how are you holding up through all this? I know it's such a tough time.
Hi there.... glad you found us (but sorry you're here).
Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~
Hi Crystal,
I found tons of information on this website: www.divorcenet.com/military . I did a lot of research before I went to a lawyer. I went to the base legal office where we live and they were absolutely no help. They just gave me a referral number. I ended up getting a 30 minute appt. with a civilian lawyer and had to pay $40. I typed up all the questions I had and printed it up and took it to my appt. so that I could take advantage of the limited time of the appt. The lawyer was very helpful and able to answer every question, but was extremely expensive to retain. I started looking into doing our own divorce and checked out some books at the library with tons of information.
I don't know where you live, but I live in VA, not far from DC. I found out that some military installations around here will do the settlement agreement for free, as long as both parties agree completely about everything. I went to a Marine base for some more advice, and got a lot of advice from a female military lawyer. She gave me the 18-page settlement agreement that we will have to fill out. It's very thorough, yet easy to fill out. I read somewhere that you want to make sure you have 3 notarized copies, one for the husband, one for the wife, and one for filing the divorce.
Good luck!
Carol
Military divorce is a unique situation as far as legal aid goes...if you use the base legal you have to file "no-fault" or "uncontested"...you have to agree on all terms and if you don't then you can't use the base legal.
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Thanks for the info.
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