i have been seperated for four years and want a divorce,but have very little cash. want can i do?

Answer 1

Go to your nearest Probate Court and ask for divorce applications. Noncontested and it cost about $90.00

Answer 2

It's very easy to do your own divorce but you should borrow books from the library and be very careful when filling in the form. All you will have to pay is the court fee of about £300 to file the divorce petition, plus £30 when you apply for decree absolute. As you say you have very little money, you may qualify for Legal Aid or Legal Aid. Before you go for doing your own divorce, look in the Yellow Pages under Solicitors, and find two or three in your area who do Legal Aid for divorce, and/or who offer a fixed fee interview or a free half hour consultation.

If you have to do your divorce on your own, you will need a proper certified copy of your marriage certificate - the court will not accept your application without it. You can divorce on the grounds that you have been separated for more than 2 years, or on the grounds of your ex's unreasonable behaviour, or on his adultery (and you should not name the other woman, as the court doesn't like it and it just makes things more complicated).

The form is easy to fill in, but where it says where you were married, you have to use the exact same wording as appears on your marriage certificate e.g. "The Parish Church of St Mary in the Parish of St Mary in Willtown in the County of Wiltshire" or "The Town Hall in Colchester in the County of Essex".

Towards the end of the form you will see a section that begins "The Petitioner therefore prays" and two lists of things beginning "that the said marriage be dissolved" and "that the Respondent may be ordered to pay the costs of this suit". The second list is important as it relates to finances. Do NOT cross any of those things out as they may affect your ability later to apply to the court for directions on finances.

Even if you do your own divorce, you should really have a financial consent order so your best bet is to see a lawyer and at least get some advice so you know where you stand, even if you can't afford to instruct him/her to act on your behalf.

Answer 3

Go to your local county superior court and ask for the papers to file your own divorce. If there are no assets to divide or children involved, the procedure is fairly cut and dried, just a pain in the butt. Depending on the state, most courts have family law facilitators who can walk you through the steps. Many times, if you can't afford the court fees and can prove it, the court fees will be waived, too.
If you have a little money, say 500 dollars or so to spare, depending on where you are, a paralegal can file the papers for you. All you have to do is show up in court.
Good luck

Answer 4

How does a person stay separated from thier spouse for 4 years and stay faithful. I seriously doubt you are giving the whole story here.

In any case look in the phone book for an attorney who will do divorces cheaply. SOme will do them, especially if there is little or no property settlement, for $100.

Also, while your looking in the phone book, look for the legal aid society in your area. They will provide you with an attorney sometimes for free or very little.

Answer 5

A divorce is really cheap if both sides agree and don't want to fight over money and property. All you need is to file the papers. It can cost about $250. Call a few divorce lawyers and tell them you have limited cash and talk to them about it. They can tell you who to see or where to go to get it done. Also call the local courthouse and ask about it. If your husband agrees to the divorce then ask if he will help pay for it.

Answer 6

if you're in uk and on a low income, book into a solicitor who does legal aid for family law, they are few and far between though. You should be able to get 30mins free advise and they'll be able to advise you if you're entitled to legal aid to get your divorce.

You can also do it on your own without a solicitor. You have to go to the court and ask for a divorce petition form. When you submit this you will have to pay a fee of about £150.00. There will be no solicitors fees. The only other fee is about £30 when you apply for your decree absolute. As you have been separated for 4 years, this should be pretty easy to do!

Best to see if you do qualify for legal aid first though cos legal funding will cover these court fees!

Good luck

Answer 7

set up a , confrence for a attourney here hons, tel them you have very very little cash and just how much can you shel out on this bye the month are you working disablity what?/ some attourneys wil, let you pay so much a month okay like on a contract type basics-- or do you have legal aid there?/ 4 years is a very long time hons got kids?/ is he paying chid suport?/ see a lawyer todat just be honest with themm i have very litte cash and want out of this dinosuarr of a marriagE!!!

Answer 8

If you have no kids... then you can 'Do It Yourself'. Just go to the county court house and ask for the paperwork. You might also be able to do so through the county/state websites.

My wife divorced her previous husband through this process and it cost her less than $100. This was in Texas. They shared no kids and the property division was agreed upon before she filed it.

Good luck and I hope this helps!

Answer 9

Ive just recently been quoted fifteen hundreed punds for a divorce if the solicitor does it for me. Youo can however get the forms off the internet and file them at your local law courts for just three hundred and sixty pounds . providing both parties are willing to sign

Answer 10

A do-it-yourself divorce is around a hundred bucks. It's called Pro Se, and usually it can only be done if there's no contested property or minor children. Good luck.