The quickest and least expensive way to bring your marriage to a conclusion is by agreement. If the parties are able to agree on all issues (such as custody, visitation, property division, child support, and spousal support), then it is a relatively simple matter of memorializing that agreement in the proper legal format, having the parties sign the documents and filing the "Judgment" with the Court. However, a judgment can be done relatively quick. However, this does not make you a divorced person. In order for the Court to terminate your status as a married person, six month and one day have to elapse following the service of the initial divorce documents (Summons and Petition for Dissolution of Marriage), have been served upon the other person. Thus, you could have a Judgment for 'Divorce,' but not be a 'divorced' person yet.
Similarly, there are times that people will separate out the issue of their marital status from the other issues mentioned above and become 'divorced' before the property and/or custody have been decided.
A word of warning...You are not free to remarry until your marital status has been terminated; and just because six months and one day have elapsed, your marital status does not automatically terminate. Documents must be filed with the Court for this to occur.
For more information regarding California Family Law contact Stone Law Group at (559) 226-1910.
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