Divorce is included in the legal practice area of Family Law. This is within the civil court system. Depending on the jurisdiction in which you live, the local municipal or county court would be a good place to start to obtain free general information.
You need to consider whether your divorce will be contested or relatively simple, such as if you have no children or very few property items that need to be divided. Also, it depends on if your state follows the general Equitable Division theory, or if you live in a Community Property state, such as California.
The Nolo website below contains nationwide information on obtatining a divorce, dividing property, and tips on how to find a good divorce attorney, if you decide to hire one.
The Self-Help Center at the California Courts has information on divorce forms, obatining a divorce without an attorney, and what to expect when going through the divorce process.
For example, ';What's the difference between a divorce, a legal separation, and an annulment? A divorce (also called ';dissolution of marriage'; or ';dissolution of domestic partnership';) ends your marriage or domestic partnership. After you get divorced, you will be single, and you can marry or become a domestic partner again.
If you get divorced, you can ask the judge for orders like child support, spousal support, partner support, custody and visitation, domestic violence restraining orders, division of property, and other orders.';
###Where is a good place to get free divorce advice?
Go to divorcenet.net. Click on your state. There is some wonderful legal information on this site. Used it many times with my divorce.
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