The Divorce Support Groups Blog

we agree on everything and ready to file papers what is the fastest time? do I need a lawyer for that or we can do it ourselves?
we have no kids and no property to devide

If you have no children, property and all is agreed upon it will be quite an easy divorce. An uncontested divorce is the easiest and fastest way to divorce, and no you do not need a lawyer.
As far as Illinois, they have what is called a Joint Simplified Dissolution. Here’s some info about it http://document-do-it-yourself-service.com/divorce_laws/illinois_divorce_laws.html

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN SEPARATED FOR ALMOST A YEAR, I NEED TO GET A DIVORCE ASAP, I AM PREGNANT BY SOMEONE ELSE, THERE IS ONE PROBLEM I DON’ T KNOW WHERE MY HUSBAND IS, I HAVEN’T TALKED TO HIME IN ABOUT 4 MONTHS. I REALLY DON’T HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF MONEY TO SPEND ON A LAWYER, WHAT CAN I DO…..

well in north carolina….i paid a lawyer $505.00 and i was divorced soon after..the lawyer does all the work..u dont have to contact the ex…theres a law about posting the divorce 3 different ways..then the judge will grant u a divorce

Life is hell, we dont get along at all and we’ve been married for only a month and a few days. How fast can I get divorced in NY so I can move on with my life?
Well, I got a bit more confused now. Replying to questions:
Im 27, he’s 28
we’ve been together for a year and a half prior to the wedding. we used to fight as couples do before engagement… we fought a bit more after that. I thought after getting married things would be better, once we’d be together more…
I was wrong…
Sometimes we love each other, sometimes hate is not even close to what we feel… we r not living together anymore, we talk though.
We both agree it was a mistake, but he scares me a bit, I just want to get it over with as soon as I can.
I heard of a couple who got divorced in a month. Is it really possible?

You can only get an annulment if you meet the grounds for it. Short-term marriage is not grounds for annulment.

In New York, unless you have ‘fault’ grounds for divorce (ie adultery, cruel treatment, etc) I believe you have to be separated for a year before you can get divorced.

Next time, think a little longer before you say "I do”

Discuss your situation with a New York attorney.

What are the wife entitled to if she has been married to her spouse for over 10yrs. How could you get your spouse to go in 50/50 for a fast divorce?

Hello Sasha,

In North America laws vary from state to state and province to province as well. Here in Alberta, once you live with a person for over 6 months you become technically married. Things that you accumulated after marriage must be sold off and proceeds split anyway. So your house would be sold and / or the equity split. Things you had before like art, grandma’s valuable furniture etc are yours.

A few further points:

1) All Canada has no fault divorce so hiring detectives trap unfaithful partners is useless.

2) Marriage contracts are a waste of money. Yes, a lawyer can certainly draw one up for you but if the judge deems it to be unfair to one of the partners, he can alter or negate the contract with no problem.

3) Given sexual equality that came in 30 years back, when it comes to support payments, either partner can be dinged. So if my wife is a prominent doctor and I am out of work, a bum on the street with mental issues she will be required to support me.

4) An even uglier situation was won in the Supreme Court 3 years ago. Your marriage financial obligations may well be until death do you part. In the land mark case, a fellow split with his wife 20 years before and all was settled 50/50. In time the man got better jobs, contracts and became quite wealthy. Meanwhile his ex-wife staying single, got some disease like MS or something where she needed a lot of financial support. She went back after him for money through all levels o courts and won the case.

Not pretty is it?

Cheers,

Michael Kelly

I am tryign to get divorced as fast as I can, which website do you recomend?

legalzoom.com apparently is pretty fast. There are others as well. If you guys both agree on everything, you should be able to do the divorce by getting a Pro Se packet from the courthouse. No attorneys will be involved and it’s pretty cheap too.