THE HARRIS FIRM LLC - CONTESTED DIVORCE QUESTIONNAIRE
If you have already spoken to our attorney or otherwise gotten a quote and are ready to proceed, then you can pay the retainer fees on our website or by dropping off payment at any office. Once we have payment and the questionnaire then we can communicate by phone and email (so you do not have to necessarily take off work if you want) to get the process started. Of course, you can always just schedule an appointment with the attorney in any of our offices and pay the fees at the appointment.
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
We do not need these documents immediately, but anything you can provide will help the lawyer prepare for your upcoming case. Once you retain us for a contested divorce then, at a minimum, we will need the following financial disclosures from you AT SOME POINT AFTER YOUR COMPLAINT is filed in order to properly prepare your case.
- Tax Returns for previous two years
- Last eight weeks pay stubs of you and your spouse if you can obtain them.
- If you receive other income than just your wages, then please provide proof of that income to us as well such as Social Security Award Letters, VA Disability statements, Annuity Statements, etc.
- Vehicle loan statements with current balance shown for you and your spouse’s vehicles, if possible to obtain it
- Mortgage statement with current balance shown and the deeds to any land or property owned by you or your spouse, if you can obtain it
- Credit Card Statements for all you and your spouse’s accounts showing current balance owed and transactions for the last two months if you can obtain them
- Student loan statements of you and spouse showing current balance owed if you can obtain them
- Retirement Account and Whole Life Insurance Account statement for any accounts owned by you or your spouse showing current balance if you can obtain them.
- Any checking, savings, or other accounts in you or your spouse’s names. Please provide statement showing last two months of activity at minimum. If only get yours that’s fine.
- If have Military Retirement then please provide us with your pay rank and the amount you currently have in any military retirement account.
- Copies of any and all Order(s) requiring you or spouse to pay alimony, spousal support, and/or child support in any prior divorces or other cases.
- Any business documentation or records if own a business.
- AS THE CASE PROCEEDS, PLEASE CONTINUE TO SEND US UPDATED STATEMENTS EACH MONTH FOR YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS, MORTGAGE ACCOUNT, EACH PAY STUB YOU RECEIVE, CAR LOAN STATEMENTS, CREDIT CARD STATEMENTS, LIFE INSURANCE STATEMENTS, AND RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS STATEMENTS.
- FAILURE TO PROVIDE US WITH PROPER INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL, PROPERTY, OR OTHER FACTS OF YOUR CASE WILL ONLY HARM YOUR CASE SINCE WE WILL NOT BE PROPERLY INFORMED OF ALL OF THE FACTS OF THE MARRIAGE. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE REQUIRED BY THE OPPOSING PARTY AT SOME POINT IN THE DISCOVERY PROCES AND GETTING IT TO US AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE IS GOING TO HELP US PROPERLY PREPARE YOUR CASE.
- If you have any questions, then give us a call today.
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Divorce FAQs
It depends on which type of divorce you are doing. If you are pursuing an uncontested divorce (where you and your spouse have reached an agreement concerning all marital issues) then you can fill out our questionnaire... Read more
For a contested divorce, you will need to call and speak with one of our attorneys for a quote. However, we usually work with you to structure a low, flat fee instead of expensive retainers that are billed out of at an expensive hourly rate... Read more
As long as you or hour spouse is a resident of Alabama, then you can file here. To be a resident, you have to have resided in the State for at least six months prior to filing a case. If you both are residents of Alabama, then... Read more
An uncontested divorce is where both you and your spouse have reached an agreement about all of your marital issues such as custody, child support, division of property, and all other issues. If you have reached such an agreement... Read more
An uncontested divorce usually takes about one or two months after everything has been signed by both spouses and filed with the court. A contested divorce can take anywhere from 30 days to months or years, depending on... Read more