Pinson Divorce Lawyers & Divorce Attorneys

If you and your spouse have reached an agreement concerning property division, child support, visitation, and all other issues arising from the marriage, then our Pinson divorce lawyers may be able to get you a cheap and easy divorce. If you have not reached an agreement, then we can also help you file a contested divorce. Contested divorces are much more expensive and take much longer, but if no agreement can be reached it is the only way to get awarded what you need by the judge.

Filing an uncontested divorce is the easiest and simplest way to get a cheap divorce in Jefferson County. Our Pinson divorce attorneys are currently offering discounted flat fees for uncontested divorces in Shelby County, Jefferson County, and throughout Central Alabama.

An uncontested divorce in Pinson may require additional fees if there are substantial property or tax considerations involved, business interests, paternity issues, retirement issues, or any other complex issues that would require more time of the attorney.

This flat fee also does not include the filing fee that each county charges to file a divorce. If you are ready to get the process started then you can fill out and send us a questionnaire online by going to the right sidebar on this page. Call us anytime if you have any questions about filing a divorce in Pinson or anywhere else in Jefferson County.

When filing for divorce it is important that you retain a local Pinson divorce lawyer to counsel you through the process.  If you are interested in a contested divorce or a default divorce in Jefferson County, then you can contact our office to discuss our fees and go over the process together over the phone. If you are considering a quick and cheap divorce in Pinson, then you should consider an uncontested divorce. This process involves mostly paperwork as long as the two of you have agreed on every single marital issue. You would just need to fill out a questionnaire explaining what you’ve agreed to (along with additional information necessary to prepare all of the required forms and documents) and return it to us in order to get the process started.

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 cannot be 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. If you need a divorce lawyer in Bessemer or anywhere else in Jefferson County then we can help.

We can help you get a contested divorce, but the fees are much higher. We will require a retainer upfront to begin your case. The divorce attorney then bills out of that retainer at an hourly rate until he or she has worked enough so that the retainer is empty. At that point you have to refill the retainer in order for the attorney to keep working on the case. Call us today and speak with our Pinson divorce attorney and he can give you a quick phone consultation and quote you a retainer fee for your particular case.

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 Pinson divorce lawyers to discuss the contested divorce process in your county.

Even in a quick and easy uncontested divorce, each county can have different document requirements, so it is important to have a local divorce lawyer file your cheap divorce in Pinson, Alabama.  If you need a divorce attorney in Irondale, Bessemer, Alabaster, Gardendale, Hoover, Pinson, or Pelham, then your divorce will most likely be filed in either Shelby County or the Jefferson County Domestic Relations Court, both of which have specific divorce requirements that other counties may not have.  

For example, when filing a cheap divorce in Jefferson County there are certain documents that must have language included in them that are unique to that county.  If you are filing a cheap divorce in Shelby County, then there are very specific requirements concerning when your divorce documents should be signed and filed.  If these requirements are not met, and the proper motions and other pleadings are not filed in the proper way, then they are likely to dismiss your case and you will have to file it 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 Pinson 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 Pinson uncontested divorce attorney is necessary and having a national online document preparation company prepare your divorce documents may not be the best decision.

Another type of divorce we handle is contested divorce. Contested divorce is filed when a mutual agreement is not reached beforehand and you have your spouse served with the Complaint. Typically, following the serving, the spouse finds an attorney to represent them and files a response. Hearings are then set and your disagreements are ultimately decided by a judge.

At The Harris Firm, our lawyers will help you file a contested divorce properly. Unlike the uncontested route, the contested divorce attorney fees are significantly higher. As is industry standard, we do require a retainer for contested divorce services. We bill hourly and the amount, of course, depends on the amount of work performed.

Contested divorces require something called a retainer for our divorce lawyer to begin your case. When there are minor children involved, retainers are generally more than without children, however there are other factors that affect your retainer quote in the end. Feel free to reach out to our office today. We can go over your case and inform you of the retainer required upfront to begin working on your case.

If you need a divorce lawyer in Hueytown, Bessemer, Homewood, Fultondale, Pinson, or Gardendale then you will most likely be filing in Jefferson County.  If you are residing in Alabaster, Pelham, or Hoover then you will likely be filing in the Shelby County Courts.  The Shelby County Courthouse is located in Columbiana, Alabama.

Our Birmingham office is located in downtown Birmingham and our local divorce attorney regularly files divorces in Jefferson and Shelby County. They are a member of the local Birmingham Bar Association and the Central Alabama Better Business Bureau.  If you call our Pinson divorce attorneys today, then we can answer any questions you may have, including helping to determine what courthouse to file your divorce in.