Did you know you can find the right attorney to help keep divorce costs down while working to protect the things that are most important to you in your divorce? How can you keep divorce costs within reason while ensuring that you complete your divorce in a timely manner and protect your interests?
Many divorces filed in Kentucky begin with the parties attempting to represent themselves (legally known as “pro se”). The reality of the divorce experience (and changing minds once the process is actually underway) quite often makes this an unreasonable challenge for more than half of these cases.
After waiting hours and hours on more than one occasion for free advice from a legal aid clinic and enduring an appearance or two before the Court, the parties find out they have not completed the steps required to bring their marriage to an end, and their paperwork is not in proper order.
Months pass. Frustrations build. How can you get your divorce back on track? How can you avoid these challenges in the first place and find the right attorney to help keep divorce costs down while getting your divorce completed and protecting your interests?
A good example of this involves the division of retirement accounts and pensions. Many divorcing couples don’t realize there are special legal documents (known as QDROs) that are required to complete the division of these financially significant marital assets. A single mistake in this area can literally cost you tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars.
My name is John Schmidt, and after more than 25 years of experience as a family law attorney based in Shepherdsville, I can tell you that divorce does not have to be an expensive legal battle. You absolutely need our offices’ advice and counsel to ensure all of your paperwork is in order and that all issues associated with the division of assets and debts, child custody, support, and the division of retirement accounts are correctly structured. We can work with you from wherever you are in the process to help you complete all the details and finish your divorce.
If you and your former spouse are in complete agreement, you simply need us to prepare documents for your review. If there are a few areas of principled disagreement, I can help my clients facilitate negotiations or represent them on a limited basis (including mediation). You can meet with an experienced attorney from the Law Offices of John Schmidt & Associates and learn what you need to know, what is likely to happen, and even how to handle things when they start to get contentious.
Walk into our Family Court with confidence, knowing what to expect, and with proper, complete paperwork that is in order. Are you trying to complete a divorce you’ve already started? Are you searching for the right attorney to help keep divorce costs down while working to protect the things that are most important to you in your divorce? We invite you to contact us via e-mail, schedule an appointment or call us today at (502) 509-1490 to get answers to your questions and to learn more about your unique circumstances and how to protect what is most important to you in your family law case.
