The average divorce is a perfect storm of stress, time, and money.
According to Lawyers.com “the average total cost of a full-scope attorney in a typical Georgia divorce ranges from $10,500 to $12,700” and the case lasts for about a year.
Our “Four Secrets” can help you manage that storm:
It is well-established that more than 90% of all divorces eventually end with an agreement between the parties. Shouldn’t you explore that first if you can, instead of starting a long, expensive, and probably unnecessary legal battle?
Absent any instructions to the contrary, most divorce attorneys routinely start a legal battle instead of exploring an early agreement. The trial of a divorce takes much longer and generates much more in fees than the negotiation of an agreement. Make sure a fight is your best option before starting one.
Your fee structure should work for you, not against you. Don’t pay your attorney by the hour to keep fighting if you are interested in an early agreement. If you can pay one flat fee to your attorney to negotiate an agreement, then both of you will be better off the sooner the agreement is reached.
Our experience has been that if an agreement can be explored BEFORE any case is filed in court, then most of our clients can reach an early agreement and save thousands in fees and months of stress.
