Divorce: If it's amicable, it's worth splitting legal fees
Created: 11/24/2022, 12:00 p.m
By: Jasmine Farah
A wedding should be forever, but some don't make it to old age together.
Divorce follows.
This can be very expensive, but it doesn't have to be.
Divorce is usually an emotional and financial burden.
This often affects both parties involved.
After all, a breakup is not something to be taken lightly.
On the one hand there is the time you have spent together, on the other hand there are often other things that depend on it, such as a property, the equalization of pensions or even children and the question of who will have custody of them.
Divorce: If it's amicable, it's worth splitting legal fees
Some arrange for this case before marriage and regulate everything important, such as assets that are brought into the marriage, separation of property and maintenance issues in the event of a separation.
If there is a divorce, most spouses hire lawyers, i.e. a legal advisor, who will go through all the important items with them again and advise them on special issues.
The spouses must pay for this themselves.
If the divorce is amicable, you can also share a lawyer in the process.
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Ultimately, the family court decides.
After all, only a judge has the authority to legally dissolve a marriage.
Both parties must share the court costs equally.
And: The more controversial issues arise during the process, the more it is delayed and the more expensive it becomes for those involved.
Lawyers also speak of the procedural value, which indicates the total amount of the legal costs in a divorce.
It is in these professions that relationships fail most often
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Divorce: If you are on a low wage, legal aid is possible
If the spouses cannot pay the costs of the divorce, it is possible to apply to the court for legal aid.
If this is approved, they do not have to pay any court costs.
However, whether the state also covers the legal fees depends on the level of income.
So if it's lower, there's a high probability that you won't have to pay anything.
An example: if the divorce is amicable, it costs less, with a procedural value of 4,000 euros it is a little over 1,000 euros.
Most of it goes to legal fees, the rest goes to court.
How high the divorce costs really are, however, varies from person to person.
By the way: If you hire more than one lawyer, you will have to pay more accordingly.
A tip: If the divorce is amicable, it is worth agreeing on a lawyer together and sharing the costs.