Nordyke Robert E

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Call Robert E. Nordyke, Attorney at Law. We have more than 39 years of experience and have represented clients in more than 10,000 divorce proceedings. Is your divorce contested? Are there custody issues? We can help!

We understand that trying to navigate through a divorce proceeding, whether it's trying to find out how to file the initial papers or how to respond when you have been served by a partner, can be a confusing and scary experience. There can be many factors to consider like custody, division of property and assets, child and spousal support, just to name a few. Our rates for divorce cases vary depending on the complexity of the case. A typical uncontested divorce is from $700-$1700 depending on your situation. We offer a free 30 minute consultation to go over the issues specific to your case.
In the simplest case, there are no children of the marriage, no real estate, and no valuable assets. Most people with this type of divorce have household furnishings, cars, bank accounts, and few debts. Be sure to bring information on birth dates, social security numbers, addresses, and date of marriage.
If there are children involved it becomes more complex. We will discuss custody, visitation, child support, and health and life insurance. You will need to bring income information and child care and insurance costs. If you have real property, we will discuss some ideas about keeping, selling, or dividing it, as well as who will pay the payments, taxes, insurance, and maintenance. Dividing a pension may carry an extra charge. On all cases other filing fees and court fees will apply. Here is a link to the current Marion County fee schedule.

If you have more than one piece of real estate, a retirement to divide, or more complex issues regarding debt and assets, I will explain your rights to you and will discuss costs when you come in for your first appointment. Since each case is slightly different, I will explain your costs when you come in and at that time, you can make your decision. If you don't want to go forward, you will owe nothing for the interview.

In a contested case, the client normally has already been served with divorce papers by the other party and seeks my help with responding to the petition that was filed. Each case is unique, and you can discuss that matter with me before making a decision.

In an uncontested case, a week after your first visit, your petition will be ready to sign. At this time, you would usually pay the filing fee in Marion County. The cost to have a private company or sheriff serve papers is $45-$75, but it is free if you and your spouse come in to get their papers or if you have a friend serve your spouse. 90 days after the papers have been served, if the case is still uncontested, you may return to the office to sign an affidavit and I will send it to the court with your final judgment granting divorce. You will be unmarried on the day that the judge signs the divorce.