The South Carolina Bar website now offers instructions and forms that allow individuals to represent themselves in family court regarding divorces on one year continuous separation or ‘no fault’ divorces as they are commonly called. This “Self-Represented Litigant Simple Divorce Packet” is available for both Plaintiffs and Defendants involved in the litigation. There are differing opinions on providing the forms online, however, it will definitely be useful to those who feel comfortable navigating their way through the legal system. Are there any thoughts or opinions regarding the forms? Has anyone used them?
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I agree, it really simplifies the process for divorces that have no foreseen problems. But for other couples, they would still need a lawyer. I think it’s better that way.
I marry my husadband he was E-2 till I supadport and help his goal to become an offiadcer 04. After 20 yrs of maradried told me want a dirovce,we have 3 good kids 2 are gone the younger still in senior?.im stay home mom n dad since my husadband gone all the time.
Even though this form and procedures are available, it would still be a good idea to seek legal counsel even if it is an uncontested divorce.
I am in the process of dorivcading after nearly 35 years of maradriage. In the early years, we only made ends meet because I was the main breadadwinadner. Being always on the
Haven’t had the chance to use it, fortunately. But as long as it is clear and simple, then I don’t see anything wrong with it.
I did work when I could, cleanading houses, cutadting hair, even pickading potaadtoes. Big chagne from workading in denadtal office but it helped. I also had opporadtuadniadties to be out and party or have affairs but I stayed home w/ the kids. When we got back to the states, he took up w/ a Baradbie doll DOD worker and the kids & I were forced to move off base. Everyadone includading his boss knew of the affair even his boss but I was the last to know. After going through the chain of comadmand and nothading was done, I felt helpadless, angry and frusadtrated, but in the long run it worked out because if they did do someadthing, he would not have been able to retire, and I would not have been able to draw part of his retireadment. They were actuadally lookading out for me. __ You can also ask quesadtions to the base legal office and make sure you include this retireadment poradtion in your devorce decree. By the way my own lawyer told me I was still attracadtive enough to get remaradried within afew years anyadway. I gave a few choice words and left, its
Woman to woman. Ladies, stop askading what you can get from these men. Get a job, learn how to save money, and for heavadens sake
Even in the form itself, there is language that says that you should seek legal counsel when you file anything legal. It also disclaims that the form does not aim to substitute legal advise.
I think pro se divorces work best when you and your spouse just don’t care and just want the divorce to happen. That is usually not the case in most divorces, you tend to become selfish and vengeful. So while a pro se divorce works on paper, I really don’t think that it would be good for you at all.
Good luck to all of you seradvice memadbers! My boyfriend has been diocevrd now for 3 years lost 47% of his retireadment, they had diocevrd and then remaradried 2 years later, but the court did not recadogadnize that divorce and awarded her based on a 27 year maradriage (which is unjust). 1 minor child he has to pay her child supadport for, even though he has the child the majoradity of the time. He had to pay her lawyer, and he own as well. He had to pay for the court appointed psyadchoadlogadiadcal evaladuadaadtions. He has to pay off of one of her credit cards she maxed with cash payadouts to $15,000, although his name was never on the credit card. He has to keep insuradance on her thru triadcare. She, by court order, is named on his SBP. He got the house. She was workading 2 jobs, one just a part time when she wanted to type thing. 3 years later he is still payading on this divorce. And she has remaradried, he still has to pay it all. She remaradried after knowading a man for 3 months. I sinadcerely wish all seradvice memadbers much luck, it is amazading how the peoadple you once loved can sudaddenly turn into a gold digadger. I will never marry him. I appreadciadate his seradvice, and do not want anyadthing from him like that. I find that I am quitea0rare.
I agree with what you all have said. I personally think that having a lawyer can also act as a buffer of sorts. Your lawyer can advise you not to act this way or that way, and can protect your best interests.
Jim, you need to get an attoradney as they should be able to atctah that retireadment pay for the child supadport she owes you. You can also go after her income tax refund if she has one. If she works, you can guaradnishee her wages and she pays the attoradney fees. That is a nice way to go, doesn
Even if you are going pro se, you should try to review your legal papers and documents with a qualified divorce lawyers. This is to make sure that you have covered everything you need to cover. What’s the point of going pro se to save money and then find yourself needing to go back to court because there are some matters you didn’t resolve in your initial run?
So I guess someadone else is raisading your kids too. Because you see, mine go to school like I