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Contested Vs Uncontested Divorce

By Alpana Bhandari

COMMON CAUSES OF DIVORCE

The majority of divorcees state that they filed for divorce due of a lack of commitment, adultery, or continual bickering. Infidelity, on the other hand, is usually what drives them past the point when they believe the marriage can be mended. You can also petition for divorce if your spouse has subjected you to bodily or mental suffering, or if your marriage has “broken down irretrievably” after three years of separation without alerting you and has been that way for three years in a row.

CONTESTED VS. UNCONTESTED DIVORCE

It is possible to have a contentious or uncontested divorce:

When the petitioner (the spouse who initiated the divorce process) and the respondent (the spouse who receives the divorce papers from the petitioner) do not agree on everything in the petition, the divorce is contested. Even if you disagree on one major issue, your divorce will be disputed, and you will need to take additional steps to seek an amicable solution.
An uncontested divorce occurs when both the petitioner and respondent agree on the conditions of the divorce petition. This circumstance may result in a reasonably speedy divorce with lower legal expenditures. However, you should still retain the services of a divorce attorney throughout an uncontested divorce because things can alter unexpectedly.

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