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If you and your spouse have reached an agreement in regards to child support, visitation, property division and all other issues arising from the marriage, then you’ll likely be able to get a quick and cheap divorce. Filing an uncontested divorce is the easiest and simplest way to get a cheap divorce in Bessemer. Our Bessemer divorce lawyers are currently offering discounted flat fees for uncontested divorces in Shelby County, Jefferson County, and throughout Central Alabama. 

If you live in Bessemer or the surrounding areas of Gardendale, Fultondale, Irondale, Trussville, McCalla, Hueytown, or Homewood, then you will likely be filing your divorce in Jefferson County. Birmingham is the county seat of Jefferson County, but there is a courthouse annex located in downtown Bessemer. Each county charges a fee to file your divorce. The filing fee in Jefferson County is about $206, which includes convenience fee they charge for filing online

$290 for uncontested divorces without minor children

$390 for uncontested divorces with minor children

This does not include the filing fee that each county charges to file a divorce. The filing fee in Jefferson County is about $206. If you are ready to get the process started then you can fill out and send us a divorce questionnaire online. Call us at (205) 201-1789 if you have any questions about filing a cheap divorce in Bessemer or anywhere else in Jefferson County.

Professional & Cheap Divorce in Bessemer, Alabama

It is crucial to have a local Bessemer divorce lawyer at your side when you’re filing for divorce because you will do better being counseled by a local lawyer during the divorce process. If you’re in Jefferson or Shelby County, and are planning to have a contested divorce or a default divorce, then you can get in touch with us at our office to discuss the bills and talk about the process together on the phone. If having a quick and inexpensive divorce in Bessemer is what you seek, then you should go for an uncontested divorce. Provided you have reached an agreement with your partner on all marital issues then paperwork is all that is usually required. To do an uncontested divorce you just fill out a questionnaire explaining what you have already agreed to (along with other relevant information that will facilitate the processing of forms and documents) and have it returned to us to start the process.

The process of filing for a no contest or uncontested divorce is fairly simple. When you call us, then we can answer any questions you may have over the phone and an in office consultation is usually not necessary.  However, both you and your spouse must have reached an agreement in order to file for an uncontested divorce.

If an agreement has not been reached and you wish to get divorced, then you will likely have to file a contested divorce.  This is where one party files for divorce and serves the other party with the divorce paperwork.  The other spouse, once served, has a limited amount of time to respond and if they do not, then the filing party may be able to receive their divorce by default.  If the other party does respond, then there will usually be hearings set and a contested divorce will begin.  A contested divorce continues until both parties either reach an agreement as to all contested issues or have a trial and let the judge in their case decide these issues for them.

It is always cheaper and simpler to reach an agreement beforehand and file an uncontested divorce, but if that is not possible then call our Bessemer divorce lawyers to discuss the contested divorce process in your county.

Our Bessemer Divorce Attorneys

Our Bessemer divorce attorneys are currently charging a low flat rate of $290 to handle your uncontested divorce without minor children of the marriage and $390 if you do have minor children.  This does not include a filing fee that each county requires which is a little over $200 in Jefferson County.

Even when the divorce is a quick and easy uncontested one, every county may require different documents. That is why it is essential to get a local divorce lawyer to assist you in filling an inexpensive divorce in Bessemer, Alabama. If you’re living in Bessemer, Alabaster, Hoover, Gardendale, Birmingham, or Pelham, then Shelby County or the Jefferson County Domestic Relations Court is where your divorce is likely going to be filed. Both counties have precise divorce requirements that may not be available in other jurisdictions. For instance, when a cheap divorce is filed in Jefferson County, some documents require the inclusion of specific language, and this requirement is unique to the county. But when Shelby County is where you are filing your cheap divorce, there are sometimes different local requirements regarding the appropriate time to have your divorce documents signed and filed. Failure to comply with such local rules can result in dismissal of your case, and you will have to start the filing all over again. 

If you are using an online divorce document preparation program, then they will usually not have such county specific language in them and it can cause your divorce to be dismissed by the judge assigned to your case.  Our Bessemer divorce lawyers are familiar with all of these local rules and will work to ensure that all documents are filed correctly and in compliance with the local rules.  This is why an actual Bessemer uncontested divorce attorney is necessary and having a national online document preparation company prepare your divorce documents may not be the best decision.

  If you need a divorce in Bessemer, Trussville, Homewood, Fultondale, or Gardendale then you will most likely be filing in Jefferson County. Our Birmingham office is located on Highway 280 and our local divorce attorney, Steven Harris, regularly files divorces in Jefferson and Shelby County. He is a member of the local Birmingham Bar Association and the Central Alabama Better Business Bureau.  If you call our Bessemer divorce attorneys today, then we can answer any questions you may have, including helping to determine what courthouse to file your divorce in.