Need divorce advice. Please help.?

I have no idea what divorce entails. How much do lawyers cost. Do I even need a lawyer? I'm pretty sure my husband will not cause problems for me as far as financial things go. I mean, he will be willing to pay child support, etc.


What kind of settlement is normal for a stay at home mom?


Basically I need my graduate degree to get meaningful work, and I want to be independent from him. So I'm worried about the cost of day-care. I can take out loans for school, but the immediate expenses will be rent, food, and daycare (my children are all under school age).


Is it reasonable to expect help with those costs until I'm on my own two feet (roughly three years)?


Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.Need divorce advice. Please help.?
It is reasonable to expect him to pay support for your children until they are 18 years old, not just for 3 years. You have no way of knowing what your situation will be at that time. I think about 20% of his salary is the norm. Sometimes more, sometimes less depending on how many children you have together. No, you don't NEED a laywer %26amp; there are do-it-yourself divorce kits for sale and books at the library on how to divorce. BUT there are divorce attorneys out there who charge very minimal fees for uncontested divorces. If you %26amp; your husband can agree to terms I think it's around $300 for an attorney to file it for you. God bless!Need divorce advice. Please help.?
You need to talk with a lawyer....sorry cant help you much here.
No two divorces are alike. How much YOUR lawyer costs is between you and your lawyer and it is best to have one. Being ';pretty sure'; one spouse isn't going to cause problems is no guarantee...even in the BEST of divorces there are disagreements and people change their minds, don't agree to ANYTHING unless it's agreed to in court and it has BOTH signatures. In most states you'll be expected to be able to support yourself. If you're able bodied enough to get an education you are able bodied enough to get a job so you're not going to get much if anything in spousal support. Your child IS entited to child support and that is determined by the court based upon you ex's income, the cost of living where you are, YOUR income and maintaining the same lifestyle as best as possible as the child already has. Usually the cost of day care is split...some non-custodial parents pay for all of it. Some custodial parents pay for all of it...again that depends upon YOUR can and what is agreed upon in court. I doubt very much the court will allow you to collect spousal support for three years...You're just going to have to resign yourself to cutting back on your classes and it possibly taking you a bit longer to get that degree because you're going to be expected to be able to provide some type of home for your children or your ex will get custody of them and then YOU will have to pay child support...so you'll STILL need a job.