A divorce can be either uncontested or contested.
An uncontested divorce typically involves the two spouses discussing and negotiating their divorce issues on their own, with a mediator, or with attorneys, and then coming to an agreement on all of the issues.
It is strongly recommended that each party retain his or her own attorney before finalizing an Agreement.
It is not uncommon for one party’s attorney to initiate in the preparation of a proposed Marital Settlement Agreement in draft form and the other party’s attorney to review it, followed by discussion and possible revisions. After the parties approve and properly execute a finalized Marital Settlement Agreement, one party typically proceeds to file a Divorce Complaint with the Court in order to obtain the divorce decree.