Uncontested Divorce
JOEL K. MITCHELL,
Attorney-at-Law
Attorney-at-Law
Get your Uncontested Divorce done by a real Tulsa DIvorce Attorney -- not a kit.
No children, no or little property = $400 + filing fee*
No children, substantial property = $500 + filing fee*
With children, no or little property = $600 + filing fee*
With children, substantial property = $700 + filing fee*
*Divorce filing fee is currently $198.70. All funds are required upfront.
The divorce action must occur in one of the following counties: Tulsa, Rogers, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Washington, Wagoner, Muskogee, Creek or Okmulgee.
An "uncontested" divorce, by my definition, means just that - that the the divorce is uncontested. It means that there are no issues that the two of you have not agreed upon. It means you know who gets the house, who gets what automobile, and who gets the sofa. If you have children, it also means who gets primary custody of those children and what visitation the other parents gets.
If you and your spouse have talked amicably and agreed on these issues, I may consider your divorce "uncontested" and can therefore perform it for a "flat fee" rather than hourly rate. Besides being a flat fee if the cases truly are uncontested and promptly settle with signed Decrees, in most instances, my "uncontested" divorces require $200.00 less upfront than my cases with regular retainers and rates.
Sometimes people come to me with agreements that are unenforceable by law. The most common situation is that there will be no child support. I typically cannot prepare paperwork that the Judge will sign where there is zero child support since, in most cases, the Court will require the non-custodial parent to pay the other parent child support regardless of whether that parent is requesting it. Other common situations involve unenforceable property and debt division situations, where a couple has agreed that they will sign this asset over to that person and pay off this debt and so on. Once I know all the facts, I can give you my professional opinion as to whether what you want do can be prepared in a proposed Decree and whether that Order would be enforceable by law. Regardless, most people come to me with uncomplicated, simple situations that, if agreed-upon, can be drawn up in a proposed Decree and which can qualify as an "uncontested divorce" from my perspective.
IN THE EVENT YOUR SPOUSE EITHER (A) DOES NOT SIGN AND RETURN TO ME A PROPOSED DECREE WITH 30 DAYS OF RECEIVING IT FROM ME OR (B) REFUSES TO COMMUNICATE WITH OR PROVIDE ME WITH INFORMATION I NEED TO PREPARE A PROPOSED DECREE OR (C) CHANGES HIS/HER MIND AFTER THE CASE IS FILED AND BEFORE THE COURT ENTERS AN ORDER ON THE DECREE OR (D) RETAINS AN ATTORNEY, THEN IN ANY OF THESE INSTANCES YOU AGREE THAT TO IMMEDIATELY ADVANCE ME AN ADDITIONAL $300.00 TO COVER FUTURE WORK AND THE CASE NO LONGER IS FLAT-FEE BUT BECOMES BILLABLE AT MY HOURLY RATE OF $150.00 PER HOUR, WITH PAYMENTS ON STATEMENTS FROM MY OFFICE DUE WITHIN A MONTH OF YOUR RECEIPT OF THEM.
No children, no or little property = $400 + filing fee*
No children, substantial property = $500 + filing fee*
With children, no or little property = $600 + filing fee*
With children, substantial property = $700 + filing fee*
*Divorce filing fee is currently $198.70. All funds are required upfront.
The divorce action must occur in one of the following counties: Tulsa, Rogers, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Washington, Wagoner, Muskogee, Creek or Okmulgee.
An "uncontested" divorce, by my definition, means just that - that the the divorce is uncontested. It means that there are no issues that the two of you have not agreed upon. It means you know who gets the house, who gets what automobile, and who gets the sofa. If you have children, it also means who gets primary custody of those children and what visitation the other parents gets.
If you and your spouse have talked amicably and agreed on these issues, I may consider your divorce "uncontested" and can therefore perform it for a "flat fee" rather than hourly rate. Besides being a flat fee if the cases truly are uncontested and promptly settle with signed Decrees, in most instances, my "uncontested" divorces require $200.00 less upfront than my cases with regular retainers and rates.
Sometimes people come to me with agreements that are unenforceable by law. The most common situation is that there will be no child support. I typically cannot prepare paperwork that the Judge will sign where there is zero child support since, in most cases, the Court will require the non-custodial parent to pay the other parent child support regardless of whether that parent is requesting it. Other common situations involve unenforceable property and debt division situations, where a couple has agreed that they will sign this asset over to that person and pay off this debt and so on. Once I know all the facts, I can give you my professional opinion as to whether what you want do can be prepared in a proposed Decree and whether that Order would be enforceable by law. Regardless, most people come to me with uncomplicated, simple situations that, if agreed-upon, can be drawn up in a proposed Decree and which can qualify as an "uncontested divorce" from my perspective.
IN THE EVENT YOUR SPOUSE EITHER (A) DOES NOT SIGN AND RETURN TO ME A PROPOSED DECREE WITH 30 DAYS OF RECEIVING IT FROM ME OR (B) REFUSES TO COMMUNICATE WITH OR PROVIDE ME WITH INFORMATION I NEED TO PREPARE A PROPOSED DECREE OR (C) CHANGES HIS/HER MIND AFTER THE CASE IS FILED AND BEFORE THE COURT ENTERS AN ORDER ON THE DECREE OR (D) RETAINS AN ATTORNEY, THEN IN ANY OF THESE INSTANCES YOU AGREE THAT TO IMMEDIATELY ADVANCE ME AN ADDITIONAL $300.00 TO COVER FUTURE WORK AND THE CASE NO LONGER IS FLAT-FEE BUT BECOMES BILLABLE AT MY HOURLY RATE OF $150.00 PER HOUR, WITH PAYMENTS ON STATEMENTS FROM MY OFFICE DUE WITHIN A MONTH OF YOUR RECEIPT OF THEM.
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