If you are thinking of filing for divorce, you may be thinking about doing so pro se. When a person files a pro se divorce, they file for divorce on their own behalf, without the aid of an attorney. It is easy to understand why pro se divorce is so attractive. Attorneys charge fees for their services. Finding an attorney can take a little time, because not every attorney is available to take new cases whenever a potential client inquires and because not every attorney is a good fit for every prospective client. If you work and have a family, you may also be thinking that pro se divorce might be easier because you would not have to find time to meet with an attorney, assuming that you could afford to hire one and could fine one who was not only available to take your case but who is also a good fit for you. Pro se divorce may even appear to be easy, because there are forms, software, and other products that promise a complete divorce solution and that are available for purchase at attractive prices.
What you may not know and what the people or companies that are selling the divorce products will not tell you is that many people who represented themselves in their divorce cases are dissatisfied with the results. Even worse, some people who represent themselves at the beginning of their divorce cases seek assistance from an attorney at some point during the proceedings and end up paying more in legal fees than they would have had they retained the same attorney at the outset of the case because the attorney had to do extra work to “fix” mistakes that the person made as a pro se litigant prior to retaining the attorney. One example of a mistake that a pro se litigant might make is using the wrong forms or submitting forms late, both of which can happen when you use a divorce product like the ones that were described above.
In contrast, many people who are represented by attorneys in their divorce cases are satisfied with the outcomes. Retaining an attorney to represent you does not guarantee that you will get the exact result that you want in your divorce, but it does give you the best possible chance at getting as much of what you want as is possible. While it is true that hiring an attorney costs money, it is money well spent because your attorney can help you to understand whether a proposed property settlement or other proposed financial provision will serve your best interest. Your attorney can also help you avoid accepting a divorce settlement that would long term consequences, financial or otherwise, that do not serve you.
One of the most compelling reasons to work with an attorney for your divorce is that working with an attorney increases your chance of settling your divorce without going to trial. Settling a divorce is much less stressful and much less costly than going to trial, and both parties usually feel satisfied with the outcome.
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Retaining an attorney for your Texas divorce case does cost money, but pro se divorce can be even more costly in every sense of the word. Make sure that your Texas divorce gets done right, and gets resolved in a manner that works well for you. Call Texas Family Law Attorney Alex Tyra today, at (903) 753-7499.