Time to divorce the lockdown and get married to new normal

Quarantine, Covid-19, and social distancing have shaped the world around us into this new normal that everyone is trying to learn how to navigate. The legal field is no exception. The divorce that you have wanted since day 1 of being trapped in the house with the entire family will now have to be an online divorce in the state of Florida. Your divorce will have to be handled all online in terms of files, documents, and negotiations. Not to mention, your search for your attorney will also have to be online.

Online Divorce Attorney in Orlando Florida will start in the same way that a normal divorce would by filing your petition for dissolution of marriage through the clerk of courts for your county. A divorce attorney will be able to prepare your documents such as the petition for dissolution of marriage, parenting plan if you have minor children, your financial affidavit, and any other supporting documents you may need depending on the situation you are your former spouse are currently in. Your Orlando divorce attorney will also need to be able to prepare to litigate your case in the event that your divorce is contested virtually through the court system.

For instance, let’s say that you want to mediate your divorce in order to avoid a court conflict that can harm your two minor children and your co-parenting relationship. For the mediation, you will most likely be on a zoom call with your attorney, your spouse, their attorney, and a mediator. Before Covid-19, this process could be one of a few different situations. You could have been in the same room with your uncontested divorce attorney, your soon to be ex-spouse, their representation, and the mediator or you and your ex could have been in separate rooms with the mediator going between each room negotiating the terms of the divorce. The mediation and the negotiations along with it are the same process, just with added technology barriers that some attorneys may not be prepared for. Your attorney needs to be well versed in the facts of your case, your priorities, and how to utilize technology to best suit your case.

Attorney Jacobs at the Jacobs Law Firm, PLLC is ready to help you navigate your online divorce in the state of Florida. Attorney Jacobs serves the Central Florida area including Orange County, Seminole County, Osceola County, and Lake County. Call or email the firm to schedule a consultation for your divorce today.

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