Does It Matter Which Spouse Files for Divorce First? (1)

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DOES IT MATTER WHICH SPOUSE FILES FOR DIVORCE
FIRST ?
IT ACTUALLY DOES IN FLORIDA
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IT ACTUALLY DOES IN FLORIDA
Breaking up with someone is one of the most
difficult decisions a person can face in their
life. In fact, in our society, there is a stigma
associated with being the one broken up with,
while the one who initiates a breakup is thought
to have the upper hand from an emotional and
psychological standpoint. But how true is it for
divorces? Does the spouse who initiates the
dissolution of marriage has the upper hand over
the spouse?
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IT ACTUALLY DOES IN FLORIDA
In the context of emotional and psychological
impact, the Petitioner (the party who files for
divorce) has an advantage, especially if the
other spouse was not aware of the Petitioners
decision to end marriage. From a legal
standpoint, on the other hand, it makes little to
no difference which spouse files for divorce
first, says the best Fort Lauderdale divorce
attorney at the Law Office of Gustavo E. Frances,
P.A.
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PETITIONER VS. RESPONDENT WHO HAS THE LEGAL
ADVANTAGE?
When a marriage is on the rocks and the two
spouses have differences, both parties may have
thought about filing for divorce at least once.
But when one of the spouses is happily married or
simply okay with being married, but the other
spouse is suffering or for some other reason
wants to end the marriage, the latter filing for
divorce may catch their spouse off guard. But do
you actually get the upper hand over your spouse
if you file for divorce first? Are there any
advantages to being the Petitioner rather than
the Respondent ?
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PROVIDING A CAUSE FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
Since Florida is a no-fault divorce state, it
does not matter which of the spouses files for
divorce first, says best experienced divorce
attorney Fort Lauderdale. When divorce papers
are filed, neither party has a legal obligation
to provide a cause of the dissolution of
marriage. Instead, Florida law requires the
spouses to tell the court that their marriage is
irretrievably broken in order to get divorced.
In this regard, you do not get an advantage over
your spouse if you are the one who initiates the
divorce.
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YOU DO GET THE UPPER HAND IF YOU FILE FOR DIVORCE
FIRST
However, in a sense, you do get the upper hand if
you are the initiator of the divorce. That is
because once you have been served with divorce
papers, you have only 20 days to answer in your
divorce case. That means you have less than three
weeks to consult with the best divorce lawyers in
Florida and come up with a legal strategy for all
of the issues in your case, including but not
limited to alimony, property division, child
custody, and child support, among other things.
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF INITIATING A
DIVORCE
The only advantage of being the Respondent in a
divorce is that you do not have to pay the filing
fee to initiate the case. So apart from the
emotional/psychological impact, the waiting
period to answer in a divorce case, and the
obligation to pay the fee for submitting divorce
paper, it makes no difference who initiates the
divorce action. Get a free case evaluation by
contacting the Law Office of Gustavo E. Frances,
P.A. Call Fort Lauderdale offices at
1-866-435-4172.
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