What state do you live in?
How long have you been married?
Any minor children?
Anyone in the military?
Anyone a stay home parent?
Did one support the other to peruse higher education?
Assets, what do you own jointly?
Debts, what are your names on jointly?
Any co mingling of inherited assets?
No fault or fault?
Grounds?
Will it be a fight or amicable?
(don't answer those)
I'm sure others could add to the questions, the divorce scenarios vary greatly and so will the billable hours. You will hear some people say they got the house, alimony, child support and all his retirement, etc.. It all depends on lots of stuff, especially if one party wants out so bad they would agree to sign anything. Sometimes it's a battle of attrition and who ever runs out of lawyer money first looses. Once in a great while both parties are fair and settle amicably.