Question Details: Can I get divorced before we finalize all the details? In many states the answer is "yes". The typical case is one in which one spouse wants to remarry before all the other issues such as child custody and visitation, support, distribution of property and attorney fees are resolved. In states permitting this "bifurcation", the court will handle the end of the marriage separately from the other issues. This permits the parties to remarry while providing them additional time to resolve the remaining issues. If the parties cannot negotiate matters themselves, the court retains the ability to res
I'm not a Florida attorney, so I can't tell you for certain. It's relatively rare, and I think it's likely that it will depend on all the unique facts of your case, and every case I know of, in which anything like this has been done, both sides have attorneys and both sides consent to this procedure. So if you don't already have a lawyer who can answer this question for you, you need to retain one. You can find qualified divorce lawyers in a number of ways, including a visit to our website, http://attorneypages.com

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