Uncontested Divorce: $2,500 Flat Fee

A fast, flat fee uncontested divorce in Suffolk County

If you and your spouse agree on how to end the marriage, you should not pay litigation prices or wait a year for a judgment. Beau Taylor Law, PLLC handles uncontested divorces throughout Suffolk County and Long Island for a flat fee of $2,500, with every document drafted, reviewed, and filed by an attorney, not a form service. Most clients sign their papers within days of the consultation and never set foot in a courtroom.

Do you qualify?

An uncontested divorce is available when both spouses agree on every issue and are willing to sign. Specifically:

• You or your spouse meets New York's residency requirement (usually one year of living in New York)
• Both spouses agree to the divorce
• You agree on custody and a parenting schedule, if you have children under 21
• You agree on child support, or on how the Child Support Standards Act will be applied
• You agree on spousal maintenance, or that neither spouse will receive it
• You agree on how to divide property and debts, including the house and retirement accounts
• Your spouse will sign the papers or can be served and will not contest

If you are not sure whether you qualify, the free consultation answers that question in about twenty minutes. Many couples who think they disagree discover the remaining gaps are small enough to close in a single conversation.

What the flat fee includes

• Free initial consultation
• Attorney drafted settlement agreement covering custody, support, maintenance, and property
• Summons, verified complaint, and all required court forms
• Child support worksheet and compliance with the Child Support Standards Act
• Preparation of the affidavit of defendant for your spouse to sign
• Note of issue, findings of fact, and judgment of divorce
• Filing in Suffolk County Supreme Court and follow up through signature of the judgment
• Certified copy of the judgment of divorce
• Answers to your questions by phone or email throughout

Not included: court filing fees, process server fees if your spouse will not sign voluntarily, a separate QDRO to divide a pension, and representation if the case becomes contested.

How it works

How long does it take?

The part you control, agreeing and signing, can be done in a week. After filing, the Suffolk County Supreme Court reviews and signs uncontested judgments in its own time, commonly several weeks to a few months depending on the calendar. The firm files complete, correct papers the first time so the court does not send them back, which is the most common cause of delay.

Why hire an attorney for an uncontested divorce?

Online form services produce paperwork. They do not tell you that the agreement you are signing waives your share of a pension, leaves you on the hook for a joint debt, or sets child support below the statutory amount in a way the court will reject. The settlement agreement will govern your finances and your children for years. For $2,500 you get a lawyer who drafts it correctly, explains it to you, and takes responsibility for getting it through the court.

Serving all of Suffolk County

Uncontested divorces are handled for clients throughout Suffolk County, including Hampton Bays, Southampton, East Hampton, Westhampton, Riverhead, Southold, Hauppauge, Smithtown, Islip, Brookhaven, Huntington, and Babylon, and for Nassau County residents by arrangement. Because the process is paper based, you can complete it entirely by phone, video, and email if you prefer.