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Uncontested Divorce Overview

Uncontested Divorce and Why not to "Do- It-Yourself"

Are you in the process of going through an uncontested divorce? Do you and your soon-to-be ex-spouse agree on how everything will be divided, and when children are involved, how you will share the parenting of your child(ren)? Are you ready to move forward and expedite this divorce as quickly and cost-effectively as possible?

At the Ewing Law Office, LLC, in Nashville, Tennessee, we handle family law matters which include uncontested divorces. We are committed to helping you achieve your goal of a quick and affordable divorce. An uncontested divorce is awarded by the court on the grounds of "irreconcilable differences" in the marriage. "Irreconcilable differences" does not mean that one spouse is not more to blame for the end of the marriage than the other. It means that the couple have agreed that they no longer wish to continue the marriage, they are going to move past the issue of blame, and they are able to agree on how their property, monetary assets, and debts will be divided. The couple also are able to agree on a plan to share custody of their children.

Why hire a lawyer when we already know how we want to divide everything? Couples who reach an agreement for dividing their property and debts and sharing the parenting of their children are similar to a couple (neither of whom is a chef) who have chosen a restaurant and decided what to order from the menu. In a restaurant, the outcome of the meal is determined by the chef in the kitchen, not by the menu choice made by the couple. In the matter of a divorce, the agreement of the couple is just the beginning of the legal process. It is the end objective of the divorce. Whether or not the Final Decree of Divorce accurately reflects the agreement of the couple, whether or not it can be enforced and whether or not the divorce decree covers all of the rights and responsibilities of each spouse is determined by the skills of the attorney. Much of the legal work handled by Ewing Law Office, LLC involves post divorce problems that, in many cases, could have been avoided by addressing issues in the Permanent Parenting Plan or Marital Dissolution Agreement that were overlooked at the time the couple was divorced. Therefore, it is important to hire a divorce lawyer even when the parties agree on a settlement. Our law firm will make sure the final divorce agreement addresses what needs to be addressed to minimize the potential for disagreements and misunderstandings after the divorce is granted.

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