Oftentimes, the divorce process is perceived as a quite complicated thing to go through. One of the stages that scare most divorcees is collecting the papers, completing the necessary forms, and submitting them to the court.
However, it is not as hard as it seems: nowadays, many companies offer online divorce services including documents preparation. In this overview, we will share what we know about three decent websites offering marriage dissolution support.
Online Divorce WA
The first service we suggest that you use is Washington State Divorce Online. It was launched to help WA people get their marriage dissolution paperwork done fast without additional meetings with a lawyer.
Its website is one of the most convenient you can use: there are no lengthy forms to complete as well as no complicated registration process to go through.
To use the service, an individual needs to answer a few questions on the homepage and see whether they qualify for marriage dissolution in Washington. After that, you will have to complete a questionnaire regarding your future divorce and pay a set fee for your papers.
Once you are done, your divorce documents will be sent to your email shortly.
The benefits of this service are:
- timely delivery of your documents;
- constant customer support;
- total court approval of the papers done for you;
- no need to get out of your home to get the work done;
- the possibility to file for a divorce online with documents you receive;
- no need to spend money on a lawyer since your papers will be flawless.
Legal Zoom
This is one of the oldest websites that offer divorce services: it has been operating since 1999. There, you can order papers for submitting to the courts all over the United States.
The service costs $499 regardless of the state of your residence. For this money, you will get your documents done along with the customer support online and over the phone; the detailed instructions on submitting and signing your documents package will be enclosed as well.
The process of ordering marriage dissolution papers is the same as on the Online Divorce WA website: first, you need to find out whether you are eligible for using the service in a certain state. Then, you will need to complete the case questionnaire and wait for Legal Zoom staff to prepare your forms.
The Legal Zoom’s benefits include long-term experience on an online divorce market, the guarantee of customer satisfaction (which means you will get a refund if you don’t like the quality of your papers), and a user-friendly website.
However, the drawbacks of this website outweigh the advantages for many people: Legal Zoom’s high costs are not affordable for everyone. Besides this, online chat does not seem easy to find on the website. The explanations of how the service works are also slightly dull.
Complete Case
The last option you can consider using is CompleteCase.com. This website offers an online marriage dissolution service in the same manner as two other websites in this post: you are proposed to find out whether the service fits your needs, then complete an interview, and get the final draft of your documents in your email. CompleteCase.com guarantees that your local court will approve them from the first attempt.
The Complete Case website is well-designed and easy to use: it is not overloaded with information, yet all the necessary guides and explanations are available. The service is also provided for Spanish-speaking people across the USA.
As for the disadvantages, Complete Case takes two days to get your order done but charges $299 for their service. That is too expensive for such a speed of documents’ preparation. Also, customer support over chat is not available.
How to get an online divorce?
A key step you need to take to qualify for online marriage dissolution is having an agreement with your partner regarding your divorce. Your couple has to eliminate all the misunderstandings and discrepancies before you start the process.
Also, we suggest that you have your settlement agreement draft done before filing so that you could edit it and submit the final version to a judge soon after registering your case in the clerk’s office. It will fasten the discovery of your case in court.
We suggest that you decide who will be an initiator of the marriage dissolution process beforehand as well. It will help you to avoid unnecessary hustle and stress once you start the procedure.
Finally, don’t forget to explain the position of the defendant to your partner so that they could understand the steps they should take to fasten your case discovery and get the result you expect.
Keep in mind that the more educated you are about the process, the fewer are the chances that some errors in your documents occur. Your lawyer may also make a mistake, so trust only the services that proved their proficiency over time.
