ONLINE DIVORCE KITS: POTENTIAL PITFALLS AND PROBLEMS

Everyone going through a divorce wants to get a divorce at the least possible cost. In short, most people want a cheap, uncontested divorce. And some people resort to the lure of cheap online divorce kits in their effort to achieve a "do it yourself" divorce!  

As Augusta, Georgia divorce attorneys, we can attest that retaining your own divorce lawyer is usually the best course to follow, especially if you have children or significant financial issues to consider. For example, if divorcing parties fail to hire a divorce attorney, judges will usually require you to take off time from work to attend a court hearing. In addition, the "do it yourself" kits sometimes fail to give you important information, such as details about required parenting seminars.

But you can have your cake and eat it, too, if you call the Goolsby Law Firm, LLC, in Augusta, GA!

We handle simple, uncontested divorces at affordable rates and even offer payment plans to help you

get a divorce! We are also there to help you in the event your divorce goes contested.

Please call us at the Goolsby Law Firm, LLC, (706) 863-5281, for a free initial consultation.

Uncontested Divorce in Georgia and What It Means










          We, at the Goolsby Law Firm, LLC, frequently receive telephone calls and email inquiries from people seeking information about how to get an uncontested divorce in the

State of Georgia. We thought it might be helpful to recap about some of the important points.

          First, it is important to understand, if you want an uncontested divorce, that you and

your spouse must have agreed on all the essential points, such as child custody and property division.  Also, it is essential that your spouse must fully cooperate and sign all the divorce documents, if it is going to truly be an uncontested divorce.

          In short, for an uncontested divorce to be truly uncontested, it is necessary that you and your spouse have already worked out all the terms, (and in a format which the court will approve), and that your spouse will cooperate and sign all the documents.

          Otherwise, you can still get a divorce, but it will likely be a contested divorce, and it may be necessary to get your spouse served with divorce papers and take him to court.

          I hope this brief summary helps explain some of the differences between uncontested and contested divorces. Of course, it is important for you to discuss these matters and all your questions about divorce with your own divorce lawyer!

Divorce Lawyers, Television, and Law Call

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I had an interesting experience last evening.  I was invited to be the guest speaker to field questions on the local "Law Call" television show.  I'll bet you have a similar t.v. program where you live.  Folks call in and ask a lawyer about their law-related questions.

One of the interesting features about this t.v. experience was that I learned you have time for only a few questions.  And when technical problems with the telephone lines occur, I learned you must be flexible and keep going on!

One question I answered dealt with the difference between an uncontested and contested divorce.  Of course, each of you who follows this divorce blog already knows the difference!

I enjoyed this t.v. experience and appreciate my Augusta lawyer friend, Vic Hawk, for asking me to appear on the program!

Reasons Why People Divorce: The Mysterious Case of the "Lovey-Dovey Divorce"

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As Augusta, Georgia divorce lawyers, we never know what to expect when divorcing couples walk in the door to sign their uncontested divorce documents.  What will be their reactions, or emotional state?  In some divorces, the parties are understandably upset.  In other divorce cases, one party, or the other, may be angry.  And sometimes, they simply remain silent, or stoic.  But then, there is that one case, as a divorce attorney, which I will never forget.  It was the case which I call the "lovey-dovey divorce."

It was a bright, sunny day--just a couple of years ago.  The two parties had arrived at our law offices separately.  Looking out my office window, I could see them, husband and wife, as they paused and warmly embraced, before they entered.  Then, they walked into our offices, hand-in-hand, together.

While going over the divorce documents, it appeared that they could not keep their hands off each other.  He laughed at her witty quips.  They also freely smiled at each other.  In short, they looked more like excited, new lovers than a couple going through a divorce!  But in spite of all their smiles and touches, and their furtive, flirting glances, they each dutifully signed the divorce documents and left!

After they left, I couldn't resist my own furtive glance out the window.  There, I witnessed another warm embrace.  Finally, they each got into their own automobiles and drove away, separately.

Why were they so happy and so warm to each other?  Why were they getting a divorce?  What do you think?  We will never know!  But this was the case of the "lovey-dovey divorce!"