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What You Should Know About Pro Se Divorce Kits

What You Should Know About Pro Se Divorce Kits Anyone that performs an Internet search of divorce kits, will be find a myriad of services and packages pledging to provide a divorce guide that will ease the burden of divorce. In general, divorce kits provide question by question advice on how best to file for divorce. The prices vary but the guarantees appear to be promising in the face of a tough divorce process. Although they may take some time to fill out, divorce petitions are generally perceived to be one of the simpler parts of divorce proceedings.

 In the absence of any assistance or divorce guide, filing for divorce can be quite a difficult process. Divorce forms and documents carry with them legal terms and jargon that are hard to understand to the untrained eye. These petitions vary from state to state and require different explanations or reasons for the intended divorce. But, if the filing is for a no fault divorce and their seems to be a mutual agreement between spouses on the dividing of certain possession, there is little necessity for obtaining divorce kits.  


Another option to consider is a divorce guide given by many localities to assist with the petition process. In some states a divorce guide can be obtained from a town clerk and are often given in conjunction with the actual petition. In these situations, certain divorce kits may not provide any additional information and would be entirely superfluous in the application process.

Certain divorce kits can provide great and useful information for individuals stuck in more difficult divorce cases; a divorce guide on how to best approach certain complex situations like custody and possession may be appropriate in the absence of other resources. 

Another thing to consider is that if the divorce case is simple enough for a packet of information to address, then it may not be needed at all. On the other hand, if the case is much too complicated for potential free resources to address then divorce kits may not be able to address certain complicated situations.


Unless divorce kits are specifically catered to a divorce case or offer full completion of the petition, they may not offer much at all. Although some divorce kits are not very expensive, they may only add to additional petitioning fees required by a court clerk. A comprehensive divorce guide can only help if it is case specific as no two divorces are exactly the same. Make sure that any divorce kits that require a fee have some type of accreditation or professional backing.

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