Requirements for a fast and affordable Louisiana Uncontested Divorce

A Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Uncontested Divorce may be your best and most affordable option if both you and your spouse can agree that:

1. You both want an amicable and fast as possible end to your marriage
2. You both have NO issues regarding assets, debt and taxes.
3. You both have NO issues regarding child custody matters

Louisiana uncontested divorce; living separate requirement

1. Divorce laws in Louisiana have strict guidelines regarding the amount of time you must be living separate and apart from your spouse before a Judgment of Divorce may be granted. The time delays are: 180 days without minor children, and 365 days with minor children
2. Our legal team can file divorce papers at any point during the 0 – 365 days of living separate requirement. If you and your spouse have already lived apart for the required time, then our legal team can file an Article 103 divorce petition allowing the divorce filing to start immediately.
3. Whether the spouses are prepared to begin the “living separate” time requirement, or anytime during the “living separate” time period requirement, our legal team can file a divorce petition, and then keep track of the remaining time before the Judge can sign the judgement for divorce.

If you and your spouse have minor children from the marriage, then you and your spouse must agree on, and sign a Consent Judgment regarding:

1. Child custody and visitation schedule, including where your children will live
2. Child support, health and dental insurance, and medical expenses of the children
3. Tax deductions and exemptions
4. Our legal team will prepare and file the needed consent judgment document regarding custody and support.

If you and your spouse need a division of property & debt, you and your spouse must agree to and sign a Consent Judgement regarding:

1. All aspects of the division of your community assets and debt.
   Our legal team will prepare and file the necessary consent judgment document partitioning the community assets.

A Lafayette Parish Uncontested divorce will proceed faster if your spouse is willing to accept to waive service

Our experience has shown most spouses agree to accept service for an uncontested divorce. Being served papers at work or at home can create an awkward situation. It also saves time and expedites the divorce process.

For an uncontested divorce to be submitted to your parish court your spouse must either be served or agree to waive service. Agreeing to service will allow you to get a quicker divorce rather then having to wait until the authorities can have the other spouse served.

If your spouse agrees, our legal team will deliver a “Waiver of Service” for them to sign in witness of a Notary Public. The Waiver of Service states your spouse has received a certified copy of the Petition for Divorce. This will allow the legal proceedings of your divorce to move forward without having your spouse served notice through the Sheriff’s Office or a private process server.

7 easy steps to your Lafayette Parish, Louisiana uncontested divorce

Once both parties agree they want an uncontested divorce and they know how they want the child custody, debts and marriage to be divided.

1. Contact Paul Massa and request a Divorce Questionnaire form to be emailed
2. Complete and return the Divorce Questionnaire form to our team of Louisiana divorce lawyers
3. We call you to go over your Divorce Questionnaire and you pay the Legal Fee and Court Cost.
4. As soon as possible Papers are delivered to be signed. The documents are signed, and returned to us.
5. Our team of lawyers will file documents with the court. You stay at home/work and do not go to court, unless it is necessary as required by the Judge.
6. After the separation waiting period has been completed, the Parish judge considers the matter, and will sign the Divorce judgement after the Judge is satisfied that all legal requirements have been met.
7. The final decree is delivered directly to client