Cheap Divorces in Shelby County

If you and your spouse have reached an agreement, then you might be able to get a cheap divorce in Shelby County by filing something called an uncontested divorce. An uncontested divorce in Jefferson County or Shelby County is the easiest way to get a divorce in Alabama. To do an uncontested divorce you just pay our local divorce attorney a flat fee and we handle it all for you from start to finish.

• $390 for cheap uncontested divorces in Shelby County without minor children.
• $490 for cheap uncontested divorces in Shelby County with minor children.

Once you pay the fee, then our Alabaster divorce lawyer will email or otherwise get it to you for you and your spouse to get executed and returned to our office to file the divorce in Shelby County, Alabama. All divorces are filed online now, so we can file it easily and quickly for you. In addition to the attorney fee, there is also a filing fee that depends on the county you are in. Once the uncontested divorce in Alabama is filed, the judge just approves your agreement and there is no court in most cases. We try to make it as easy as possible for you while also ensuring that all rules are followed, and the divorce goes through as smoothly as possible.

The first step to getting a cheap divorce in Shelby County is to make sure that you and your spouse are in complete agreement on all marital issues. That means you must agree on child support, custody, property division, and even visitation. If there is something that is not addressed in your agreement, especially concerning the minor children, then the judge will not grant you the divorce unless you can address it.

We are able to charge the cheaper attorney fee rate since we are just preparing your paperwork and, once you and your spouse have properly executed it, filing it with the Shelby County Court and getting your divorce decree. If you cannot get the documents signed or your spouse is refusing to sign them, then getting a cheap and easy divorce in Alabama is not going to work and you will need to file a contested divorce. A contested divorce is where you file a divorce with no agreement in writing. Most divorce lawyers in Pelham and throughout Shelby County charge thousands of dollars in retainer fees to begin this process for you since it can last a very long time.

An uncontested divorce is the fastest and cheapest way to get a divorce in Shelby County without dragging the case out for months or years. If you are looking for a cheap divorce in Shelby County, then give our local Birmingham divorce attorney a call today.