How to Get a Divorce Online

For around $250 to $350, you can complete the paperwork necessary for a divorce on-line. The legal paperwork will still need to be faxed, mailed, or taken in person to your local courthouse, but skipping the price of an attorney might just well be worth it. Here are the steps necessary to complete the paperwork on-line.

Things You'll Need

• computer
• Internet connection
• printer

Instructions

1. Discuss with your spouse how you will divide assets and decide on child custody and child support. Any differences in opinion will result in the need for an attorney. The websites that set up on-line divorces are only helpful for those couples who want a divorce with as little hassle as possible and can agree on all the basic issues that need to be addressed during a divorce.

2. Put it all on paper. If both parties can see in black and white how the issues will be handled, the process for completing the forms on-line will be much easier for both. Make a copy for both parties and sit down together when completing the divorce on-line.

3. Visit one of the following websites: www.LegalZoom.com, www.CompleteCase.com, or www.OurDivorceAgreement.com. Services from these sites will range from $200 to $350. Check them all out and decide which will suit your needs best. These sites are designed to provide the appropriate forms for whatever area you live in right down to the type of paper the forms need to be printed on.

4. Follow the steps on the website you choose. Step by step, these sites will ask you to answer questions and fill out the form as you go. The process you will follow is similar to tax preparation programs. Use the notes you made and make sure both parties are present when the forms are completed. If you run into any situation that produces a disagreement between parties, the site will likely refer you to an attorney.

5. Deliver in person, fax, or mail the completed paperwork to you local courthouse. Call ahead of time and ask which method of delivery they prefer. This will help prevent delays or the possibility of them not receiving it at all. Once you have sent the paperwork, make sure to verify with them that it was received.

Tips & Warnings

• If an attorney is in the budget, use one. Divorce issues are serious and only the simplest of divorces should be handled on-line and only if both parties are agreeing to all terms.

• Check the website you choose to make sure it performs services in your state. Not all sites provide services to all states.

• These websites do not offer legal advice. You are getting the legal forms prepared for a fee. Consult an attorney if you have questions.