Tulsa Divorce Attorneys - The Beginning Stages

Oct 9
08:48

2012

Matthew Ingham

Matthew Ingham

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The divorce process can seem confusing. This is true regardless of whether you have already gone through a divorce, know someone who has gone through a divorce, or have zero experience with divorce. The reality of divorce is that it can be confusing...

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The divorce process can seem confusing.  This is true regardless of whether you have already gone through a divorce,Tulsa Divorce Attorneys - The Beginning Stages Articles know someone who has gone through a divorce, or have zero experience with divorce.  The reality of divorce is that it can be confusing.

With regard to the divorce process, we recommend that you get your ducks lined up in a row before you begin the process.   What we mean whenever we say ‘get your ducks lined up in a row’ is that there are a handful of steps that you ought to complete before moving forward.  Like for example, making the hard decision.  Before you move forward with the divorce process, make sure that you know in your mind that divorce is what you really want to do. 

Once you have made the hard decision, go ahead and make plans to move forward with the beginning stages of the divorce.  To help you along in the process, we have provided this article and a handful of valuable steps below for you to follow.  We recommend that you read the steps below and then apply them to your case:

Step Number One: Think It Over.  Divorce is a very serious decision that is going to effect the rest of your life.  Even after you have ‘made the hard decision’, continue to think a lot about the near future and how you are going to support yourself financially throughout the divorce.

Step Number Two: Talk It Over.  We recommend that before you take any ‘drastic’ action, that you talk the matter over with your family members and friends first.  By doing so, you will be able to get an outsider’s perspective about the situation at hand.

Step Number Three: Talk With A Divorce Lawyer.  Each community has a handful of divorce lawyers who focus their entire practice on the areas of law that are related to family law.  Some of these divorce lawyers charge for a consultation, some of them do free consultations.  Regardless, go ahead and schedule a time to sit down with one of them for a consultation in order to learn more about your options for moving forward.

Step Number Four: Talk With Your Ex.  Of course, number four is not always practical, but if it is practical then go ahead and schedule a time to sit down and talk with your ex about the divorce.  Doing so will help the two of you tremendously as you will be able to discuss the unresolved issues and with a little bit of luck you will be able to discuss the possibility of reaching a full settlement outside of court.