Low-Cost Guide to Filing for Divorce Now Available Online

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif., Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A Sacramento area family law attorney has developed the "Start Your Dissolution, Legal Separation or Nullity Case" guide in response to the demand for low-cost alternatives to hiring an attorney.

The first in a series of self-help family law guides is now available online at http://bit.ly/ibjL50.

"We have seen a significant increase in the number of people who want to begin the divorce process but simply cannot afford to hire an attorney," explained Myrlys Stockdale, a family law attorney in El Dorado Hills. "In this guide, we wanted to provide enough instruction to help someone file for divorce or respond to a divorce filing in California."

The 56-page guide includes step-by-step instructions and all the state forms needed to file for divorce, legal separation or annulment in California. Instructions and forms for responding to a filing are also included.

"In today's economy, couples are living together after separating because they simply cannot afford any other alternative; and when you add to that the cost of hiring an attorney, for many it's just not doable," Stockdale said.

"We created an affordable alternative," added Stockdale. "For $25, we provide the same information an attorney may provide in a consultation."

This is the first in a series of guides to help the self-represented family law litigant navigate the court process. Completing the required financial disclosures will be the subject of the next guide, and it should be available next week. Stockdale's firm will add new guides about every two weeks.

Stockdale is the managing attorney of the Stockdale Law Firm, Inc., a family law firm in the Sacramento area. She is a collaborative divorce attorney, a family law mediator and also handles litigation. Her firm handles family law matters in the Greater Sacramento area.

SOURCE Stockdale Law Firm, Inc.