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Pennsylvania Divorce Lawyers
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Divorce: PA Style
According to the most recent available nationwide statistics, there were approximately 2,230,000 marriages in 2005, down from 2,279,000 the previous year, despite a total population increase of 2.9 million over the same period. During the same year, the nationwide divorce rate per 1,000 people was 3.6, the lowest rate since 1970. In Pennsylvania, the divorce rate was 2.5.
Saying "I do" doesn't always mean you will. The legal divorce process begins in Pennsylvania when one spouse files a Divorce Complaint with the Court of Common Pleas. If both the husband and wife are in agreement about property and debt division as well as child custody and child support matters; the divorce can be finalized without a trial.
If the husband and wife cannot come to an agreement, the court will set a time for a hearing. If, during the hearing, the court determines there is a reasonable prospect of reconciliation, it will continue the matter for a cooling-off period of at least 90 days. Both parties are required to attend counseling during this period. If they have not reconciled at the end of the cooling-off/counseling period, and the court determines that the marriage is forever broken, it will then grant the divorce.
There are various grounds for divorced and if you're the one seeking divorce, you must prove the grounds especially if your spouse is not willing or has disappeared.
It all sounds so simple but it's not. If you cannot agree in marriage, it's unlikely that you will be able to agree during a divorce. Feelings are hurt; memories are bitter. That's where a good divorce lawyer comes in -- someone to fight for you and your children regarding child support, child custody, and debt division.
A big part of any Pa. divorce is dividing the property. Some spouses fight over who gets the plasma TV and family dog. The goal is to be equitable of marital property but not so fast, as there are ifs, ands, and buts to all scenarios. Before contacting Welch Gold Siegel, PA Pre-paid Law Firm, make a list of what you bought together and mutually own and what you acquired prior to be married. Again, the division of property is complex. Don't risk it to a fly-by-night legal package deal.
A Pa. divorce lawyer can save you time and money by asking you the right questions so you are as prepared as possible.