A significant part of the emotional stress of divorce is being involved in something that you do not understand. Divorce often unleashes a variety of fears and concerns that can result in the inability to think clearly about financial settlements, personal needs, and the needs of your children. Lyons Law Firm provides experienced attorneys and caring staff to perform legal work for you during this emotional process. We give your legal problems our dedicated personal attention to attempt to achieve the best possible result.

It is estimated that over 50% of the population will get divorced at one time or another during their life. In Nevada there are two types of divorce Uncontested and Contested. An Uncontested Divorce is where the parties agree on all of the terms of the divorce, the documents necessary to get divorced are signed by the parties and the Court grants a divorce. For uncontested cases, some law firms in Nevada will prepare and submit Joint Petitions for Divorce and attempt to represent both parties. Lyons Law Firm will not prepare a Joint Petition. Rather we represent one party. That way when our client’s are negotiating with their spouse they have our advise as to the various terms to negotiate. Once they have negotiated the terms with their spouse we then prepare the following documents in order for the parties to get divorced on an uncontested basis:

1.      Civil Cover Sheet;
2.      Complaint for Divorce;
3.      Answer in Proper Person;
4.      Decree of Divorce;
5.      Affidavit of Plaintiff;
6.      Affidavit of Resident Witness;
7.      Confidential Statement of Social Security Numbers;
8.      Request for Summary Disposition.

In the event there are minor children, rather than preparing a Confidential Statement of Social Security Numbers the following documents must be prepared:

1.      Notice of Program Completion - EDCR 5.07 (for each party);
2.      Child Support and Welfare Party Identification Sheet (for each party).

In the event the parties cannot agree to the terms of divorce, a contested divorce case then occurs. Contested cases can be very expensive. However, they are often required to fairly and equally divide community assets and debts. Furthermore, many times contested cases are required in order to ensure that child custody is properly determined.