Legal Question in Family Law in Pennsylvania

I want to get a divorce and I want to make sure my husband will not get any part of my pension, which he said he does not want. I checked a site online called DivorceWriter where you can get the paperwork to fill out and mail in and it will take 90 days for a judge to sign. I want to know that going this route, he will not automatically get any of my pension. On the questions, it asks if there is any property to be divided, etc and i said no. we do have a house, which we are paying a mortgage on. The mortgage is in my name and I want him to refinance the mortgage to get it in his name. He can have the house, I don't want it. I don't want him to buy me out, i just want him to get an extra $8,000 to help me set up house, since I will be letting him have the house. I want to know for sure that he will not get any pension from me automatically with going through this website and in return, he can have the house and i will take my name off the deed. The reason I want to go through DivorceWriter's website, it's cheaper. We have no money to afford a divorce lawyer and racking up the fee. If there is nothing said about my pension when we get divorced, does it still show he will automatically receieve partial pension unless we take it to court? I probaby kept repeating myself but want to make sure I got to the point....


Asked on 5/14/12, 10:39 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Davidson Law Office of John A. Davidson

First off that's not how to get a divorce in PA. For a divorce to happen you file and then wait 90 days and then both parties can file consents and you can avoid dealing with the house your pension and everything else then spend 3 times as much for the lawyers to come in a clean up the mess. In either case a divorce complaint will cost you $119.50 and about another $10 to serve it properly.

Just for the record how much do you think it would cost to hire an attorney and get it done right the first time?

If you want to find out feel free to contact me. The consultation is free.

{John}

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Answered on 5/14/12, 10:53 am


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