Divorce doesn’t have to be scary. It is important to understand that there are different types of divorce processes, each of which have their own duration in which the matter will be finalized. There are three types, all of which are highlighted below. Depending on your circumstances surrounding children, finances, and property, you may have to follow one kind of process over the other:
The first type of divorce action is the opposed divorce. This process is followed when no settlement regarding children, finances, and property can be reached, and the parties are not amicable to working with one another. The divorce is run through either the Regional or High Courts, and is the longest type of divorce process – the minimum time in which these divorces are finalized is 2 – 3 years.
the unopposed divorce is quite simple in that a settlement is reached between the parties – usually with the help and facilitation of their legal representatives – drawn up and signed by each party before the divorce action is even instituted. thereafter, the process takes a few months to run through the courts, and the parties can be divorced within 3-5 months of the divorce action being instituted.
The default divorce, happens in situations where a divorce action is instituted and the other party simply ignores the summons. A court may then grant a divorce based on what is requested in the papers instituting the action.
Make sure you have the right advice on your side, and let us assist you in making the divorce process easy on you and your family.