Divorce proceedings are one of the most frequent court proceedings related to family law. Maybe in those simple matters, anyone could file a motion on their own and wouldn’t even need an attorney in the proceeding. However, in most cases, divorce is characterised by emotions, disputes and conflicting arguments. That’s why it’s good to have the support of an experienced professional to guide you through the divorce process.
Preparation phase
We will go over the entire divorce situation with the client in a face-to-face meeting.
In order to file for divorce, it will be necessary to know some basic information such as: how long the spouses’ relationship has lasted, how long the marriage has lasted, how long they have not been living in the same household, what are the causes of the breakdown of the relationship, etc.
The divorce proceedings are also by law connected with the proceedings for the regulation of rights and obligations with respect to minor children for the period after the divorce. The court must deal with any child born of the marriage who is under 18 years of age (if the child has not reached the age of majority by his or her own marriage earlier). The court must decide on the rights and obligations of minor children, the court cannot divide these proceedings and cannot divorce the spouses before it has taken all the evidence for deciding on the modification of the rights and obligations towards the minor children.
The regulation of rights and obligations in relation to minor children generally involves the following issues, which are reflected in the court’s judgment:
- to whom the child is entrusted for personal care,
- how the other parent’s contact with the minor child will be regulated,
- the amount of the other parent’s child support obligation,
- who will administer the child’s property and represent the child.
The court may decide by judgment or the divorcing spouses may agree on the regulation of rights and obligations of minor children. In such a case, the court shall, by judgment, approve the parental agreement.
For the purposes of proceedings to modify rights and obligations over minor children, we need to know a lot about the children, about their care by one and the other parent, about the children’s expenses (their needs), about the income of the parent(s) (about the possibilities and abilities of the obligor), about the children’s state of health, about pre-school or school attendance, and many other information.
Divorce papers – what you need to file for divorce
You can file for divorce electronically through our law firm.
The following documents are most commonly submitted to the court:
- divorce petition (we will be happy to prepare this for you in our law office). We will use the information provided by the client to prepare such a divorce petition.
The following annexes shall also be attached to the divorce motion:
- marriage certificate,
and, if there are minor children from the marriage, also:
- birth certificate of a minor child / birth certificates of minor children,
- summary of expenditure on children,
- proof of parental income (from employment, business, state benefits, etc…),
- proof of attendance at school or pre-school.
Cooperation with our law firm:
If you are interested in cooperation, please do not hesitate to contact us.
You can also send us some documents and information. After reviewing the matter, we will contact you promptly and arrange a meeting date. We can safely say that we have 16 years of intensive experience in family law and many other areas of law.