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# How Much Does a Divorce Cost?
May 28, 2013/
!Many people ask the question, “How much does a divorce cost?” This is a difficult question to answer when one or both of the people are uncooperative, emotional or not ready to settle the issues in their divorce.  Divorces always cost more money when one or both of the couple is not ready to get divorced. However, when both people are ready, or both are willing to work toward resolving issues together, the cost of the divorce can easily be determined. Mediation can work very well for this type of couple. Our TeamWorks program offers a service that provides affordable assistance to help you file your divorce, and you can easily predict the cost!
How much does a divorce cost when two people cooperate and work together? When they use the TeamWorks Mediation process, and they have children, they will pay two fees. The first fee they pay is the current . The second fee is to . The fee for a couple, with children 18 years or younger is $1700.  And if you have no children, you pay the same , plus  the TeamWorks fee of $1400.00.
How much does a divorce cost when you both can work together? Our TeamWorks system gives people control over their settlement and keeps their money in their own pockets. Other fees you may need to consider paying might be to another attorney if you want them to review your final settlement before we file it with the courts. Other fees might include hiring a service to divide your retirement plans, which may require a Qualified Domestic Relations Order. We can refer you to a service that can do that for you. Another fee you might pay would be to any professionals involved in helping you reach a settlement such as a tax attorney, financial planner, business attorney or a child development expert, who would assist you with child sharing ideas.
How much does a divorce cost when you use the TeamWorks process is easy to predict. You make an appointment with our family law attorney, Jefferson Stacer, and send in the intake questionnaire. Our Legal Assistant, Julia, will then prepare the paperwork for filing and will have it ready for your appointment with Mr. Stacer. He will go through all of the court forms and the worksheets that include your division of debts, assets, real estate, furnishing, child sharing and personal belongings, and help you work out your divorce divisions. You will walk away from this meeting with a draft of your settlement, and homework to complete that will help you finalize your case, as well as answer any of your financial questions.
How much does a **divorce cost** when you use TeamWorks is easily answered when you leave the meeting, with your draft in  hand, and you know what the questions are that you need to get answers to. You then complete your paperwork, fill out the financial forms, get your worksheets notorized, and return these forms to our office for review and compilation. Once your settlement is ready to go to court, we will send it for you for filing, and return it to you, once it is filed and completed. It is the best way to get a divorce in San Diego and it is very affordable and convenient.
To answer your questions, “How much does a divorce cost in San Diego?” It can be under $2000 for the entire case, when you use our TeamWorks process and let us guide you through all of the forms and paperwork to get it done right. If you have questions, you can attend  as many times as you want, to get your questions answered. And if you need additional guidance, that is beyond the scope of the workshop, you can make an additional appointment with Mr. Stacer, at a reduced rate.
How much does a divorce cost can be really expensive, full of delays, emotional ups and down, and take forever, if two people have not moved through the emotional roller coaster of pain, sadness, anger and loneliness, and haven’t reached acceptance about getting a divorce. We can help you with the timing of the divorce, and tell you when to take action, get if filed and move it through the court system, to get the clock ticking, help you use the time to resolve the other issues, and complete the paperwork. Divorce is not fun, it is never anyone’s dream, however, if your life is not working with your mate, and you want to get out with the least amount of cost and delays, the  is perfect for you. We want to help you build your new life without unnecessary costs or delays. Set an appointment today or attend a free workshop to get your questions answered.
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### Stacer Family Law Team
At Stacer Law, we offer family law help with Divorce, Child Custody, Child and Spousal Support, Debt and Property Division, and Division of a Family Business. Jefferson L. Stacer has been practicing law in San Diego since 1979.
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# What To Do If You Want To Divorce A Difficult Person
June 7, 2012/
## Do you think your mate will fight your divorce all the way?
Are you considering a divorce but you know your mate may be difficult to work with?  If you know they may fight you every step of the way through the divorce filing and settlement process, you should first learn everything you can  about what to expect from the court system,and what you can do before you file your case.
Many times one person is done with the marriage, while the other one is either clueless about what is going on, or they refuse to cooperate with you and move through the process. This may or may not make sense to you because they may have either been disengaged from the relationship for some time (and you think they want out) or they are only blame you for all of their difficulties, and they won’t let you go of you.
We have a saying that is often true for difficult cases. It says, “If you love something, let it go… but, if it doesn’t come back, then hunt it down and kill it!”  What this means for you is that just when you think the other person is not interested in being with you, or they are so mean to you, and you file for divorce in California, the other person refuses to cooperate. This means, your case will be more expensive to resolve and it will take a lot longer than normal for you to resolve your case.
If both people are ready to end the marriage, it is very simple to fill out the forms and get the process filed, settled and ended. If however, one of the people is not willing or ready to end the marriage, for whatever reason, the process will be difficult. If you fit the “difficult”criteria, you will need to learn what you can do to set up the case before you file it. You will need to learn how you can move the difficult person forward so you can get the process done without the agony and unnecessary expense of a case like this. You can start to gain knowledge by coming to our , to learn new techniques to help you set up the breakup before you actually do the breakup. You can learn how to prepare the children, set money aside to move your case along, figure out how you will financially survive (if that is an issue for you) and you will learn how to start protecting the children and yourself from unnecessary conflict.
The team at TeamWorks has the expertise to help you learn these strategies. We want you to be smart, before you leap, especially into a giant mess that may consume your mind and your heart, costing you energy, time and lots of your hard earned money. Get smart first-before you file.
Contact us to schedule an appointment at **858-675-9225** or attend our  to learn the strategies to prepare for your divorce from a difficult person. We will save you time, money and heartache.
# Affordable Divorce Mediation and Court Filing in San Diego
January 10, 2012/
San Diego Affordable TeamWorks  and Court Forms Filing is a great way to avoid unnecessary and costly court litigation. The TeamWorks Divorce Mediation and court filing program offers couples a very affordable way to file their own court case. We help you complete your divorce case and the paperwork, also called your Marital Settlement Agreement, (MSA). 
Our services include, guiding you through the process of dividing debts and assets, helping you decide on spousal and child support, helping you resolve child sharing and custody decisions. We help you every step of the way to fill out the confusing court forms. You will meet with Jefferson Stacer, a family law attorney to settle your case. We help you turn these forms into an easy to understand divorce degree, that Mr. Stacer reviews before it we send it to court for finalizing.
You do not do have to do the divorce paperwork on your own.
We also offer FREE  twice a month that you can attend as many times as you want. Jefferson Stacer answers questions about the division of debts and assets, child custody and child sharing questions and all questions related to family law.
We have been in business since 1989 and have earned an outstanding reputation with the San Diego County Courts. Call us today to get started with your divorce paperwork, 858-675-9225. We help you remain in control of your case, while you manage this difficult transition in your lives.
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