A new California law is making it easier and less expensive for couples to file for divorce by allowing them to submit a joint petition for dissolution of marriage or legal separation for $435.
Senate Bill 1427 creates what legal experts are calling a “middle ground” between summary divorce and regular divorce proceedings. The law establishes procedures for how courts must handle joint petitions and allows more couples to file for divorce jointly at the reduced cost.
Patti Johnson, a legal document assistant and owner of Divorce City 911 in Bakersfield, sees the new option as an “in between bill” that offers some advantages over traditional divorce filings…