We also noted a fair number of cases filed by Broder & Orland where the complaint (written by one of their attorneys) requested that the named defendant pay the attorney fees for the plaintiff. A couple of examples, all filed in Superior Court in Connecticut, include Donald Stangler v. Barbara Harland (FST FA 11-4020386 S), Lesley McCauley v. Steven Kroll, Jr. (FST FA 12-4022513 S), and several currently filed divorce cases.
When you take two people who can no longer live together and try to place the entire cost of the divorce upon one of the individuals, can there be an affordable and equitable solution? Is there a chance that cooler heads will not prevail and one will look to bankrupt the other without thought to their own future or that of their children?
Are Long, Drawn Out Divorce Cases Really in the Best Interest of Children?
The length of time it takes to get a divorce depends on several issues.
First, whether both parties want the divorce and are agreeable to a reasonable settlement. Second, whether the couple has minor children together by birth or adoption can affect the time it takes. Third, the division of property and debts can take a substantial amount of time because they disagree on key items.
