New Divorce Process in Florida - Technological advances at the courthouse

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - May 28, 2013 - PRLog -- Technology has undoubtedly changed our lives in the couple of decades. The changes have been fast and furious and keep changing more and more areas of our lives. From the way we entertain ourselves to the way we communicate, chances are that if you are alive you are not doing things the same way you did 10 years ago. These lifestyle changes have finally reached the legal system. Notoriously known for outdated systems and old processes, Florida courthouses are finally embracing e-filing. This required for courthouses around the State of Florida to upgrade their systems and change how they process divorce cases. Another improvement is the Florida divorce where no court hearing is required. Per Yamil Fuentes, owner of Apex Legal Document Preparation Services, “this has truly revolutionized how fast Florida divorce cases are solved”. A Fast Divorce Florida takes only 30-45 days without either party ever stepping foot in a courthouse.

This is great news for people that find it hard to take time off from work to file divorce papers in Florida or attend a divorce final hearing. “The most important factor is that both parties have to be in 100% agreement”, Ms. Fuentes emphasizes this important criterion to be able to take advantage of this quick divorce in Florida. “Both parties have to be willing to sign the paperwork and submit financial statements. If there are children, calculating child support is mandatory and must be integrated in the marital settlement agreement.”

Another benefit of the no-court divorce in Florida is how affordable it is, “even someone in fixed income like social security, disability or unemployment can afford to get divorced in Florida with a no-court Florida divorce. Since there is no hearing, nothing to debate, there is no need for an attorney, a good legal document preparer can assist with the paperwork and submit it to the court”, clarifies Ms. Fuentes. She also emphasizes the importance of experience “The key is to find a legal document preparer with plenty of experience doing this type of Florida divorce.”

If you are currently considering filing divorce papers in Florida, you will probably go to a web browser such as google and find that there are many companies offering Florida divorces on-line. While this is a great improvement from physically driving to the courthouse to buy a packet of Florida divorce forms that will cost you anywhere from $20 to $65, these companies expect you to print the forms at home, sign them in front of a notary and physically take them to the courthouse. You will also be expected to attend a court hearing. Pretty much not a big improvement in how long your Florida divorce will take or how much time you have to take off from work. Per Ms. Fuentes, many of these companies do not do a good job at preparing the forms either. “You won’t believe the amount of cases we had to re-type because the information was either in the wrong place or important details were missing altogether.” Preparing Florida divorce forms is not rocket science but it has to be done correctly otherwise the judge will send them back for clarification. “This is particularly important for a divorce without court hearing, all the papers have to make sense, from the petition, to the financial affidavits to the marital settlement agreement; it has to be cohesive.” A Florida divorce with no-court hearing has to be “spot on”, “that’s where the experience makes a difference”, says Ms. Fuentes and adds, “a Fast Florida divorce with no-court hearing can definitely save time and money when most people need both, technology is allowing this major improvement in a process that used to be unaffordable by most people and time consuming.”
Not only has technology changed how we live but also how we can solve our most painful of problems. With the e-filing system at the Florida courthouses and new no-court Florida divorces, it is finally helping us heal our emotional wounds faster and more efficiently than ever before.