If there is mutual consent between both parties, the process of divorce can be pretty straightforward resulting in early dissolution of the marriage. Each state has its own set of laws that govern the divorce procedure and the role of divorce lawyers is vital in getting a quick and fair divorce. Divorce can become a drawn out and painful process if there is no agreement between the spouses and the divorce is filed by only one party.

Child custody, child Support, spousal support, division of savings and property, cause the most conflict in any divorce procedure. The division of outstanding debts, if any, is another important consideration. But the most important is the fight for child custody. In the event one parent is awarded child custody, then the fight for visitation rights and when and with whom the child should spend special occasions and holidays starts.

Children are usually the most affected during a divorce procedure. Divorce lawyers have to prove that their client is not a substance abuser or addict, is non-violent and non-abusive, is stable and reliable in order to gain custody of the child. In rare cases, the testimony of the child will be admitted before divorce is granted. If both parents have no vices, are employed, and healthy, then it is the skill of the divorce lawyer that wins the custody battle.

Government statistics based on data collected from 44 different states and DC reveal that half the number of people who marry end up divorced! The 'no-faults statutes' clause came into play only in the mid twentieth century where just claims of irretrievable breakdown of marriage or irreconcilable differences are grounds on which you can file divorce. Prior to this, divorce lawyers had to prove adultery, desertion, abandonment, cruelty, abuse, etc., as grounds for divorce.