Why Does Divorce Take So Long?

Why does divorce take so long? Divorce takes long for many reasons. I'd say there's many issues that come up. Divorce — people have kids a lot of the time, so child custody issues, visitation. Talking about dividing assets and debts: people that own a lot of real estate, people that have a lot of different bank accounts, money market accounts — those all have to get divided according to the law. And then we have the actual process itself, the court process. The courts we have here, I won't say they're understaffed, but there's an issue with getting a hearing on calendar. You're going to have to wait anywhere from a month, three months, maybe even more in a particular department, just because they're so backed up. So it can take time even if it's fairly straightforward with an agreement — it's because the court system needs more manpower, essentially. There's a lot of factors. It could be quick, but generally I'd say that divorce process does take time, and you're going to need good counsel on your side to get you through that long period of time.