Divorce when husband has been indicted on federal criminal charges. PLEASE HELP!

Bellingham, WA Viewed 11 times. Posted about 1 month ago in Criminal Defense

Hi. My husband has been indicted on 8 counts of mail fraud. They've seized all of our liquid assets and are now going after our house as well via a civil suit in which I am named as the defendant. I was able to retain a great lawyer courtesy of a friend, and that lawyer has since advised me to proceed w/ divorce in order to better fight for assets and some of the monies (almost $50,000 of my own money went into the house/relationship). I have been a stay-at-home mom for 5 years and also am currently 16 weeks pregnant. My question is can I use a service like "legalzoom.com" to proceed w/ the divorce because my husband is not going to contest anything - property, custondy, etc. Funds are of obvious concern so I need to do this cheaply as possible. Any feedback would be appreciated!

Answers (1)

Ronald S. Pichlik

This attorney is licensed in Michigan and 1 other state. Posted about 1 month ago.

If there is not going to be any dispute regarding property division and/or child custody issues than you can probably utilize cookie-cutter divorce form service. However, if there are any complicated issues regarding bonds, stocks, 401K's or IRA's, or other properties things can get complicated fairly quickly. If the divorce is going to be straight forward with nothing disputed have you thought about talking to the attorney who is already representing you about perhaps helping you out.