Divorce Financing Should Be The Very Last Resort

By Sandra Hamilton


Divorces are no longer seen as disgraceful. They are, in fact, rather common and single parent households have become commonplace. Divorcing is hardly ever a civilized, sterile affair. It involves a lot of stress and many divorcing couples find the process extremely painful. Unfortunately, divorces can cost a lot of money and many couples simply do not have liquid funds sufficient to cover this cost. In such cases, they may have to look at alternative sources of finance, such as divorce financing.

Divorces often leave both partners in precarious financial positions. The distribution and liquidation of their assets will cost money. If there are children involved they may need costly psychological counselling. Of course, the legal costs must also be paid. These costs can easily become astronomically high. Lawyers charge for every second that they spend on a case and much more for court appearances.

There is some good news, however. Much can be done to restrict the expense of the process. If couples are reasonable and agree on most issues between themselves they will not spend as much time with the lawyers. This can result in significant savings. Hiring one lawyer instead of one for each partner can also cut the fees in half but then both partners must make an effort to accommodate each other.

Uncontested divorces are much, much cheaper than contested ones. In uncontested cases, both partners agree to negotiate in good faith and to approach the process in an adult and reasonable manner. They do not even have to hire a lawyer. The cost of using a licensed counsellor to drive the process is a fraction of the cost of a lawyer. The process will not only be cheaper, but also less traumatic.

Couples that find that they simply do not have the money to pay for their divorces may have to consider a special loan designed for such circumstances. Their are many companies that provide such loans quickly. The drawback is that these loans are expensive and they have very strict conditions and terms. Such a loan can easily dump the divorcing couple into crippling debt.

If a divorcing couple has assets, investments and shares it may be better to sell some of these rather than borrowing cash from a financing company. In most cases it is possible, for example, to borrow money at a reasonable rate from a long standing pension fund. Fixed term investments can be liquidated too, but this may require the payment of steep administrative fees.

Many married couple own a special insurance policy that makes provision for legal expenses. They often purchase these policies when they get married. Cynics say this simply means that they though divorce was inevitable from the word go. This is not the case because legal problems of all sorts may rear their ugly heads at any time and it is only prudent to make provision for professional help when this happens.

Getting divorced can indeed be expensive, but it need not cost a fortune. The secret lies in adopting a reasonable attitude, to communicate with each other and to make as many decisions in private as is possible. This will cut the time spend in the presence of a professional and will subsequently lower the final cost.




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