Drafting and Filing Services

You handle all settlement negotiations; an attorney prepares specified legal documents for you and shepherds those documents through the court process.

Sometimes people reach a full settlement on the terms of their family law dispute on their own, but don’t feel comfortable drafting the legal documents necessary to finalize a divorce. They want to have an attorney draft documents that are specific to their needs, rather than risk making a mistake by drafting themselves, or having to use court forms that are not customized to their situation. They may not be sure how to file for divorce, and may feel uneasy about looking for divorce papers online. Mistakes or oversights in drafting can have costly consequences later, so avoid these issues and make sure your agreement is well drafted.

Fortunately, affordable, customized help with divorce papers is available through unbundled legal services. You can hire a TLSMN attorney to draft your divorce settlement agreement and finalize the legal documents. You and your spouse will both have a chance to review the documents before signing them. Your divorce lawyer will then shepherd the documents through the court, ensuring that the legal process moves forward in a timely fashion. TLSMN can provide names of attorneys, upon request, for your spouse to hire if they want an attorney to review and sign off on the documents in their behalf.

Your divorce lawyer will let you know whether you need to attend a hearing (called a “default hearing”) in order for your divorce to be granted; they can also advise you of tasks you will need to complete once the divorce is final. You will know what to expect so that nothing important is left undone.

For an additional fee, you may want the attorney to handle other tasks after drafting your documents, such as:

  • Attending a default hearing, if one is necessary
  • Transferring title to real estate
  • Drafting a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) to divide a pension or 401(k) so that the transfer of assets is non-taxable
  • Ordering copies of court documents that you will need
  • Providing a formal “to do” list of what needs to happen after the court enters judgment
  • Filing a Notice of Entry

Guest Author services are offered for a flat fee, so you can get exactly the legal services you need and have control over your legal fees. To learn more about TLMSN’s Guest Author unbundled legal services, contact TLSMN to schedule a consultation.