Financial

If you have a very short marriage and you don't have any children or property, then doing your own divorce may not be a problem. However, if you do have children or property, you need to be aware that you may ultimately cost yourself more money in the long run than you save by doing it yourself. read more »

Credit cards are treated like any other debt. Therefore, they are subject to a "just and right" division. A court may divide a credit card debt in any manner that the court views as "fair" to both parties. The court takes into account things like fault in the break up of the marriage, who benefited from the items purchased on the credit card, the earning potential of the parties, etc.   read more »

Although the court may allow you to use community propertyGenerally, this is all property that was acquired during the marriage. to pay some legal fees while the divorce is pending, for the most part judges tend to expect each party to pay for their own attorney.