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kv816 · 11-06-2009, 03:17 PM

There are probably ways around the living situation for a year. Especially considering there is no hope for the marriage because of his untreated alcoholism that seems to be escalating into other, more threatening, episodes (such as verbal abuse).

I have never been charged a consultation fee for divorce so you may not be either. Usually the consultation fee is for stupid, criminal stuff where you may or may not win. There is no win/lose in a divorce, IMO.

But the end fee does differ. My first divorce she only charged me $300 (but for this one he had already disappeared, I was on my own for 8 months so we had no property to divide and he had no interest in custody). I've talked to four for my second divorce and it ranged from $500 (they did paperwork but did not appear in court) to $1750 (paperwork, appear in court and considering a possible custody battle).

Good luck sweetie!

11-06-2009, 03:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
kv816 Only stepping forward Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 330	There are probably ways around the living situation for a year. Especially considering there is no hope for the marriage because of his untreated alcoholism that seems to be escalating into other, more threatening, episodes (such as verbal abuse). I have never been charged a consultation fee for divorce so you may not be either. Usually the consultation fee is for stupid, criminal stuff where you may or may not win. There is no win/lose in a divorce, IMO. But the end fee does differ. My first divorce she only charged me $300 (but for this one he had already disappeared, I was on my own for 8 months so we had no property to divide and he had no interest in custody). I've talked to four for my second divorce and it ranged from $500 (they did paperwork but did not appear in court) to $1750 (paperwork, appear in court and considering a possible custody battle). Good luck sweetie! __________________ When suffering becomes more difficult than changing, it's time to change. There comes a point in your life when you get tired of chasing everyone and trying to fix everything. It's not giving up. It's realizing you don't need certain people or the drama they bring.