“Many Lawyers will never discuss the option of an Uncontested Divorce at a flat-fee cost”
Uncontested Divorce in Illinois
Attorneys often never discuss a
flat-fee option for an uncontested divorce case at their initial
meeting. Why? Because many attorneys would rather enter into an
hourly billing agreement with you at astronomical hourly rates and
equally outrageous retainer deposits. Our office approaches all cases
with a discussion of the possibility of an uncontested case. Not all
cases will be uncontested.
We approach each case from this
mindset only because most people do not realize that in a contested
case, tens of thousands of dollars may be spent by both parties before
anything of substance is ever decided by the Court. Such cases are
also not in the best interests of the minor children, and often cause
long-lasting psychological issues for these children.
“A Divorce case need not break the bank”
Our
offices regularly offers, and participates in, flat-fee retainers for
such uncontested cases where you and your spouse are in agreement on
your issues. Both spouses always find this uncontested process a
preferred alternative to the hard-feelings/ revenge mindset of the
typical divorce case. To begin this process, we can only meet with one
spouse. This is an ethical requirement of our profession. Meeting
with both spouses would mean that we could not represent either one of
them in a divorce case. An uncontested divorce case only involves one
Court date (attended by the party and attorney filing the case), the
court appearance usually takes less than fifteen minutes, no one
suffers the embarrassment of service by a sheriff, and our office
drafts all the documents you need.
The documents we draft for
your case are documents that are fair and can be reviewed by your
spouse, and simply reflect your agreements. If you have children, one
document that we draft is a Joint Parenting Agreement that covers all
child-related issues. Another main document, the Marital Settlement
Agreement, addresses all property and financial aspects of your
agreement.
In many Illinois counties (including Cook, DuPage,
and Will Counties) this process could take as little as 30-45 days or
sooner, from start to finish, with the cooperation of the parties. Our
flat-fee for such cases is $1,100.00 plus court costs. You only need
to ask friends, acquaintances, and family who have gone through the
divorce process in the court system to realize this is a true bargain.
Our office also regularly handles those cases that will not be
uncontested, at our normal hourly rates, and with the advocacy they
require.
For a free consultation, Call: (312) 325-7330
Reno R. Renzetti Attorney At Law 225 W. Washington St., Suite 2200 Chicago, Illinois 60540 Ph. (312) 325-7330 Fax. (312) 924-0201 E-mail: divorce@renzettilaw.com
