How do divorce issues get decided?
There is more than one process for deciding divorce issues. The processes differ in the amount of lawyer and court involvement, time, cost, and conflict between the spouses. Each temporary and final issue in a divorce case can be resolved either by: 1) the husband and wife reaching an agreement the court approves; or 2) having a contested hearing before a judge or court commissioner who makes a decision. Legal documents must be drafted, including the Initial Petition, Confidential Petition Addendum, Financial Disclosure Statement, Marital Settlement Agreement, Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Judgment of Divorce and Vital Statistics Certificate. Some counties have local rules requiring additional forms. The first decision for divorcing spouses is what process they will use to resolve issues for themselves and their family. Factors that each spouse must consider in weighing the pros and cons of each choice include whether there are any safety concerns, the level of conflict, co
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