The average length of divorce proceedings in the United States is one year.
One of the questions our divorce attorneys are asked most often is “How long will my divorce take?”
There are a huge number of variables in the divorce process. Issues like:
- How contentious is the divorce?
- How complex are the finances?
- Are there children involved in the divorce?
There are built in pauses where you wait on court dates, attend mediation, and wait while various professionals gather facts (like child custody evaluators).
Even an uncontested divorce, with no financial issues will take some time to move through the courts. The national average is a year and this might help to set expectations. Each divorce action, however, is so unique that the average is truly no more than a directional thumb in the wind.
Our goal is to get your through the divorce process as intact and whole and as timely as possible. Sir Winston Churchill was quoted as saying :
“If you are going through hell, keep on going”.
We will do all within our power as divorce attorneys to move your divorce through the courts as expeditiously as possible, assuming that is your goal.
Some, on the other hand, look to prolong the divorce process for a variety of reasons. Expeditiousness is not everyone’s goals, and there are mechanisms that can be employed to curb the fast forward process of your divorce, if that is your intention.
Contact us. Let’s discuss your goals, and motivations for divorce. Based on your unique circumstances, we will craft a legal strategy to help see you through your dissolution of marriage.
