From time to time, a potential client asks us this question during their consultation: “What if I don’t agree to a divorce?” If they are a little more obstinate, they may instead say, “Well, I won’t agree to a divorce.”
“We both want to use the same divorce attorney in order to spend less money on our divorce.” Sometimes I hear this during my first meeting with a potential client. Sometimes our staff hears this when a potential client calls the office wanting to schedule a consultation for both parties to come and meet with an attorney together. Or sometimes I hear this in social situations. (I may or may not correct the speaker, depending on whether I have it in me to listen to the flood of legal questions that will surely follow after I out myself as
It is a difficult decision to permanently end a marriage, whether it was a one year marriage or a thirty year marriage. One of the chief concerns is how expensive it will be. With that in mind, a common question that family law attorneys here is, “is it possible to get divorced for a flat fee?” With very rare (and deceiving) exceptions, the answer is NO.