Uncontested Divorce

When you decide to file for divorce in the state of Oklahoma you have made a very big decision, but some additional decisions will immediately follow. In the beginning marriage is largely an emotional and romantic partnership, but as time goes on that partnership grows on multiple levels. Dissolving this partnership involves dividing property and family responsibilities that had previously been shared. These details are commonly referred to as the terms of the divorce.

Divorce terms are generally broken down to a few specific matters. There is the distribution of community property and mutually assumed debt; the issue of alimony or spousal support; and the matters involving the children which are custody, visitation, and support. If the divorcing couple can reach an agreement on all of these issues, the divorce is said to be uncontested.

The divorce terms involve the most sensitive aspects of life, so of course people can be very passionate about them. Since a divorce involves two people who can no longer get along it would be natural to assume that it is typically very difficult for the parties to reach agreeable terms. Fortunately, this is not the case.

In the United States as a whole nine out of every ten divorces are uncontested, so the vast majority of people can indeed reach an agreement on the terms when they are going through a divorce. One of the main reasons for this is because the parties have usually considered all of these details before they actually take that final step and file the Petition for Divorce.

It should be mentioned that the matter of fault has nothing to do with whether or not a divorce is contested. A divorce that is based on a ground of fault can be uncontested and a no-fault divorce can be contested.

If you are going through a divorce, even if it is uncontested, the wise course of action is to retain the services of an experienced Oklahoma City OK family attorney.