Clanton Divorce Lawyers & Attorneys

Our Clanton divorce lawyers are currently charging a low flat fee for an uncontested divorce in Chilton County, Alabama. As long as one or both of you reside in Clanton, then your divorce will usually be filed in Chilton County.

The uncontested divorce may require additional fees if there are substantial property or tax considerations involved, business interests, paternity issues, retirement issues, or any other complex issues that would require more time of the attorney. There is also a filing fee that each county charges when a divorce is filed. This varies from county to county. Give our Clanton divorce lawyer a call today for more information about the filing fee where you live.

For a cheap divorce in Clanton, there has to be a complete agreement between both spouses concerning all marital issues such as child support, custody, and property division. To get the process going, we can send you an email with the questionnaire, or you can fill it out online via the divorce questionnaire page. Since the parties involved have already reached an agreement, it is not mandatory that you and your spouse meet in our office and most consultations can be done over the phone. However, if you would like an in-person consultation with our Clanton divorce lawyer, we will be happy to schedule an appointment in our nearby Prattville office.

When you file for an uncontested divorce in Clanton, it is appropriate that you retain a local divorce attorney that understands the local requirements in Chilton County. Some counties have their own rules that may include having certain unique language contained in the document.  Our Clanton divorce lawyers regularly file uncontested divorces in Chilton County and are well versed on the requirements on the local level

An uncontested divorce occurs when you and your spouse have been able to reach an agreement, and are willing to sign the documents before the filing for divorce. As long as an agreement has been reached, all the judge has to do is approve the agreement and issue a divorce decree, which in most cases can be done in the absence of a hearing or court dates. It usually takes about a month or two for the issuance of the divorce decree after the case is filed. Our Clanton divorce lawyer can help you get a quick and easy divorce just give us a call for more information.

Any other way you file for divorce is called a contested divorce. This is where you file a divorce without any agreement being reached and have your spouse served with the divorce Complaint. Once they are officially served, they usually obtain an attorney and file a response. There are hearings set and the judge will ultimately decide your disagreements if the two of you cannot come to some agreement. Clanton divorce lawyers usually are paid a retainer and they bill hourly from it depending on the amount of work they have to do. So depending on how long it takes to resolve your marital issues in the divorce, the attorney fees could be very expensive. This is the reason a Clanton uncontested divorce is almost always cheaper and easier.

To get a cheap divorce in Clanton, the two of you must be in complete agreement. The attorney fee does not include the filing fee which we can tell you when you call. If you and your spouse are in complete agreement, then we can get you a fast divorce in Alabama.

To start the uncontested divorce process in Clanton, you would usually fill out the questionnaire online or by mail. After you have paid the attorney fees and we receive the questionnaire, then our Clanton divorce lawyer will prepare the documents and send them to you.  Once we get the documents back properly signed and notarized with the filing fee then we file the case. You will usually get your divorce decree about thirty days or more later. In almost all counties now, the Court usually enters the decrees electronically.

If you live in Clanton or need a divorce lawyer in Calera, Jemison, Maplesville, Thorsby, or Verbena, then you will likely be filing your divorce in Chilton County. Clanton is the county seat of Chilton County with the county courthouse located in downtown Clanton.  If you are in Clanton or the surrounding areas and want a quick and easy divorce, then give our Chilton County divorce lawyer a call today for more information.

When spouses cannot come to an agreement and are unable to get an uncontested divorce, their next option is a contested divorce. In an uncontested divorce, you would file a divorce and serve the other spouse with a formal complaint. Once served, the other spouse gets a Clanton divorce lawyer and files a response. Hearings are then set and a judge decides your disagreements if the two of you cannot come to an agreement.

Our Clanton divorce lawyer can help. It is important to know, however, that the attorney fees will be significantly higher than an uncontested divorce. As is common practice with most divorce lawyers, we require a retainer for our contested divorce services, billing hourly based on the amount of work performed. So depending on how long it takes to resolve your marital issues in the divorce, the attorney fees could get expensive.

For a contested divorce, you should plan to spend several thousand dollars or more, depending on how complex the issues involved are and how contested they will probably get. Cases with children of the marriage normally tend to cost more than cases with no children involved. Of course, there are many other factors that come into play and affect the end cost and our Clanton divorce lawyer can quote you a fee when you call.

To find out an estimate of what your retainer fee would be and how much it would be for our team to begin working on your case, we encourage you to give us a call. You will have a brief phone consultation with our Clanton divorce lawyer before we can quote you a fee, especially if there are minor children or other potentially complex issues involved. This is the reason an uncontested divorce is almost always cheaper and easier than a contested one.