When the spouses can come to an agreement as to the terms of a divorce, they qualify for a Utah Uncontested Divorce. The process is much cheaper and faster than a standard contested divorce. It is important for the parties to agree on all term - custody of children, child support, alimony, and property division are the main areas that need to be agreed upon. If there are any terms that are not in agreement, then the court cannot grant an uncontested divorce. This is because the one (or more) unresolved issues make it so that the parties are required to go through the discovery process and other procedural processes, and a trial is required on all disagreed-upon issues, regardless of whether there is one disagreed-upon issue, or many.
Spouses who can agree on all issues can get a divorce in as little as 30 days, spend much less money on attorney fees, benefit from less emotional turmoil associated with being a party of a difficult divorce, and can move on with their lives much sooner. If there are any unresolved issues, and the divorce is contested, it generally takes about 6 months on average for parties to finally settle and come to an agreement. Parties who never settle will have to have a trial, which can take a year or more to get a trial date. When considering whether to agree on issues, consider the issues themselves, but don't ignore the financial and emotional costs of going through a taxing divorce.
Give us a call and we can help you quickly divorce and unwind your marriage, if you have agreed upon all issues. We help couples in all areas of Utah (including Layton, Saint George, and everywhere in between), all across the entire state, and the majority of our divorces result in our clients never having to step through the courthouse doors.