Alright, let’s talk about this whole “quick fast easy divorce” thing. When things went south for me, that’s exactly what I wanted. No drama, no mess, just get it done.
Getting Started
First thing I did was look stuff up online. Saw all these sites promising super fast, cheap divorces. Seemed too good to be true, honestly. But the idea stuck – keep it simple. My ex and I, well, we weren’t exactly fighting anymore. More like… tired. We both knew it was over.
So, we actually sat down. Like adults. Sounds crazy, right? We talked about the big stuff first.
- The House: Neither of us really wanted to stay. Agreed to sell it, split whatever was left after paying off the mortgage. Simple.
- The Stuff: We didn’t have much fancy junk. We literally walked through the house, room by room. “You want this?” “Nah, you take it.” Took maybe two hours. Anything neither wanted got tagged for donation.
- Money: We kept our bank accounts mostly separate anyway. Just had one joint one for bills. Agreed to close it once the house sold and bills were paid. No fighting over pennies.
The Paperwork Part
This is where I thought it would get messy. Lawyers, courts, all that jazz. We decided to try one of those online document preparation services first. Figured if it got complicated, then we’d lawyer up.
Downloaded the forms. Man, there were a lot. Spent a weekend filling everything out. It wasn’t fun, but it wasn’t hard either, mostly just tedious. Double-checked everything with each other. Made sure it all matched what we agreed.
Key point here: We agreed on everything beforehand. That’s what made it “easy”. If you’re fighting tooth and nail over the spoons, yeah, it’s gonna suck.
Filed the papers down at the courthouse. Paid the fee. The clerk barely looked up. Just stamped things and gave me a copy. Then there was a waiting period. State law, nothing you can do about it. Had to wait like, 90 days or something. We just lived separately and didn’t talk much during that time.
Finalizing It
Got a notice for a final hearing. It wasn’t even really a hearing. We went in, sat in front of a judge for maybe 10 minutes. He asked if we understood the agreement, if we signed it willingly. We both said yes. He signed the final decree. Bam. Done.
Walked out of there feeling… weird. Not happy, not sad. Just… done. It was surprisingly anticlimactic. No shouting, no tears. Just paperwork and waiting.
So yeah, a “quick fast easy divorce” is possible, I guess. But it depends almost entirely on you and your soon-to-be-ex acting like reasonable human beings. If you can agree on splitting things up without a major fight, you can avoid a lot of the pain and expense. It wasn’t fun, but compared to the horror stories you hear, I’d say my experience was about as straightforward as it gets.