HELP FOR FLORIDA DO IT YOURSELF DIVORCE

Ok – We are lawyers – so do we really want you to do your own divorce? The answer is a mixed one. The Florida Supreme Court is in favor of folks doing it themselves and they actually encourage it. The Court published ALL of the approved forms and you can download them from the internet, get them at the clerks office or buy a package of materials cheaply. So what’s it all about? Well, there are some problems!

If you are newly married (maybe 1 to 3 years), have no children, have no real estate and no money and not a lot of debts – a “do-it yourself” may be just the thing, and believe it or not – we encourage it. Lawyers are really expensive and a lot of times no one is going to be happy.

SO – WORK IT OUT AND FILE A DO IT YOURSELF DIVORCE.

This is becoming more and more popular as word has gotten out that getting involved with divorce lawyers is the road to divorce “hell”.

Many of the larger “do it yourself” divorce paper mills locally or on the web have a “paralegal” on staff who can generate the correct “tailor made” paper work for unusual situations which you then file yourself. Standard issue paper work for the average undisputed divorce settlement, obtained on and off the web often run as little as $50. Tailor written documents for unusual situations can run a few hundred dollars for a paralegal..

BUT – These are all based on “agreeing on the settlement” in advance, which is the way the majority of divorces are being settled now. The problem or hazard here as I see it is in nearly all relationships, one or the other often is a”take charge person” and as a matter of habit tells the other “how things are going to be.” This will often logically continue into a divorce settlement negotiations and the non-controlling spouse will and can be taken advantage of.

This spouse knows this, and probably correctly will not trust the other person to protect their interests and therefore demands an attorney.

We are getting more and more calls from people who want something in the middle. They don’t want a lawsuit, but they want a lawyer to “look it over,” or help them with the filing. So we have taken the position that

WE CAN AND WILL HELP – WE ARE WILLING TO DO AS MUCH OR AS LITTLE AS YOU NEED AND MAKE IT FIT YOUR BUDGET!

Give us a call. We can probably work out an agreement which your spouse may be willing to sign as it is fair and reasonable and does NOT get you into a fight. Keep in mind that an attorney cannot represent both sides – so don’t think you can march in and have both of you represented. But – if you got handed an agreement and you want help in figuring it out – call us – we may have a quick and cheap solution – without having to pay a retainer or hire the firm. We may be able to give you the guidance you want – at a price you can afford.

We are willing to set up mediation, without the filing of a lawsuit and prepare you for it, without the need to pay us hourly to sit there. This may save you hundreds or thousands of dollars. We have clients who hire us just to get some legal advise and then “do it themselves.”

 If you require the immediate services of a highly experienced and aggressive attorney, please call for a FREE consultation

JUPITER LEGAL ADVOCATES

561 748-8000 or email us at: [email protected]

MY NAME IS GEORGE GELB – I HAVE BEEN IN THE DIVORCE BUSINESS FOR OVER  30 YEARS.  I AM A FLORIDA  “SUPER-LAWYER“  I AM HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR CALL AND ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR A CALL OR INITIAL CONSULTATION.