US divorce forms are being standardized state by state

There seems to be a never ending attack on divorce attorneys in the US with many states trying to simplify their divorce processes to make it easier for pro se litigants to file their own divorce forms and bypass the attorney.

Naturally State bar associations are not happy but is seems the Supreme Courts are now realizing that most low income citizens cannot afford attorney fees and the pressure on the court systems has become intolerable.

Also attorneys must realize that the law was invented for the people not for attorneys who sprung up to interpret the ever more complicated legal codes that were being devised in federal and state government. Perhaps with technology becoming evermore intelligent, we can eventually do away with lawyers for the stuff that really is just process, like filing divorce forms.

Yes, ok people still need legal advice and when there is a dispute they will be best placed to use an attorney, but for lots of stuff it is all about filling in forms correctly and I bet a computer will be more reliable than a human in many cases.

Divorce-Online Texas have written a blog post about this very thing and no doubt will get slated for it. However they do have a point and I for one would rather use this local Texas divorce company than one of the so called national online divorce companies who cover every state.

Pension sharing and divorce advice

Pension sharing and divorce advice

Pension sharing can be a minefield if you don't know what you are doing or don't understand how it works.

Divorce-Online have engaged specialist pension sharing advisers for their clients to ensure that they are getting the best advice.

The CETV is the value of the pension pot at a given time but that is not the end of the story as the value of the pension could be considerably more and there have been recent cases where Solicitors have been sued for relying on the CETV only. So the best advice is to get a specialist pension sharing adviser to look at the pension and arrange for a correct evaluation of the pension benefits accruing in the pot.

Self divorce - What does it mean

It will be diy divorce from April

Self divorce or diy divorce, pretty much the same thing and going to get more common come April 1st. Most divorces in England have in some form or other been paid for by you and me, the tax payers of the UK.

In April, no more legal aid for divorce unless you can prove domestic violence or serious abuse. So what are are people seeking a divorce or family law question going to do? Well many will be told to go to the Citizens Advice Bureau or will try and do it themselves. This is going to create chaos in the court system as people flounder about trying to understand the complexities of the legal system.

The media have been extremely slow to publish anything of meaning and the Law Society which represents the interests of solicitors has been criticised for not speaking out against the cuts loudly enough.

The rationale behind the cuts, is pure deficit reduction, arguing that pound for pound, England hS the most expensive legal aid system in the G20.

Mediation will now be king as couples are herded towards the mediators. However at the same time, the criteria for obtaining legal aid for mediation has been tightened up and many people will simply be unable to afford to attend.

The other problem is going to be that the courts will be clogged up with people wanting contact with their kids, who can't get representation and will try and do it themselves.

The Government need to produce guidance for these types of proceedings in a language that people with basic literacy skills can understand, or there will simply be chaos.

UK Divorce advice - new Forums launch to give advice and information to self representing

A new source of advice and information has been launched to help the 30,000 plus people who are no longer going to be able to obtain legal aid from the state from April 1st 2013.

With the Judges and courts warning that they are going to be unable to cope with the rapid rise in diy litigants, sources of free advice and information are going to become all important.

Divorce-Online, one of the UK's largest online divorce advice websites has re packaged and re-launched their divorce advice forums with the help of divorce experts such as Suzy Miller who founded the highly successful SOS divorce roadshows and Divorce In  a Box. Suzy will be inviting her extensive network of experts to assist in the running of the forums. So as well as essential legal advice, there will be advice from life coaches, mediators, counselors and agony aunts.