MARISSA
YORK, a real estate broker in Manhattan, used a $50 online
do-it-yourself divorce kit when she and her husband of more than nine
years decided to part ways. Their breakup was relatively amicable, she
said, so she figured they could save money by avoiding lawyers. “We
didn’t want to drag it out over months or years,” she said.
But
after the courthouse clerk rejected her filing because the document
formatting was incorrect, she had the paperwork reviewed by a lawyer,
who informed her that if she waited six more months to file, she would
be entitled to a portion of her husband’s pension benefits. She ended up
paying about $10,000 in legal fees, which was worth it because she
received part of the pension, she said. “If I had to do it over, I would
hire an attorney immediately,” she said.
Costs
vary by location, but Randall M. Kessler, a family law specialist in
Atlanta, said a typical divorce with no major disagreements over assets
and custody issues might cost a few thousand dollars, while cases with
significant disputes can easily cost $25,000 or more. Read More News>>
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