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How much did your divorce cost?

Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:13 pm
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
15609 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:13 pm
I honestly don’t have a clue so asking as I’m always hearing about long, drawn out divorces in real life and on this site. Lawyers, kids, and assets involved.

How much did your divorce cost when all was said in done? Are we talking thousands, tens of thousands, more?

Hoping I never have to go through something like that.
Posted by WhuckFistle
Member since Jul 2015
3347 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:14 pm to
Obligatory, 350
Posted by Lgrnwd
Member since Jan 2018
8222 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:15 pm to
$350,000
Posted by TigerFred
Feeding hamsters
Member since Aug 2003
27803 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:15 pm to
Not giving your wife that first class seat is going to cost you now.
Posted by Blah Blah Blah Dude
My 20 is in the 225
Member since Mar 2009
668 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:16 pm to
After everything was done, it was around $25-30k, and we had a semi-amicable divorce with no dispute over child custody.
This post was edited on 9/11/25 at 1:17 pm
Posted by Homey the Clown
Member since Feb 2009
6016 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:21 pm to
quote:

After everything was done, it was around $25-30k, and we had a semi-amicable divorce with no dispute over child custody.

Sounds about like mine, but mine was prolly $20-$25k
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
60287 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:22 pm to
Obligatory:

Why do divorces cost so much?

Because they are worth it…
Posted by Eric Nies Grind Time
Member since Sep 2012
25414 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:22 pm to
Which one?
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
19037 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:22 pm to

Right under $20k and 8 years later.
Posted by TopWaterTiger
Lake Charles, LA
Member since May 2006
11959 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:25 pm to
as with all legal answers, it depends.

Does each side have their own attorney? Are they going to rack up countless hours with you contesting everything?

I've seen couples file themselves with only court costs and I've seen couples fight it out costing + $100K

Some are cheap. Some are very expensive.
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
13179 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:25 pm to
In 2007 my husband and I nearly divorced... his lawyer's retainer was $2,800, mine was $5,000.

It didn't go further than that, legally... so, that's all I got.
Posted by chryso
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
13502 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:26 pm to
Not trashy, no divorces.
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
15609 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:33 pm to
quote:

and I've seen couples fight it out costing + $100K


Was wondering about these. One of the wife’s friends has been going through a rough divorce for months. Lawyers, private investigators, etc. All seems pretty petty and not worth it. Wondering how much they’re spending and what something like that costs. Hard to believe it’s worth it in the end.

Everytime I hear the chick talk, it seems more like a contest at this point and I have to believe only the lawyers are the ones winning.
This post was edited on 9/11/25 at 1:35 pm
Posted by Bamadiver
Member since Jun 2014
3857 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:34 pm to
Just under $350, no joke. Cut a check for $342 to her lawyer to pay the filing.
Posted by andwesway
Zachary, LA
Member since Jun 2016
2686 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:37 pm to
About $20K. But that was 10 years ago. I'm sure retainers have gone up since then.
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
19037 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:38 pm to
quote:

Not trashy, no divorces.


Not much choice if the other half becomes trashy 20 years in.
Posted by W2NOMO
Member since Jul 2025
1517 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:39 pm to
$10k-$15k paid over the year.
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger
Undisclosed Secure Location
Member since Feb 2008
23611 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:39 pm to
quote:

Lawyers, kids, and assets involved.


I probably have $200k+ racked up in legal (about to have a 4th round of bullshite to deal with).

Assets? We split almost $5mm pretty much 50/50.


Child support? By the time it’s done that’s going to run about $400k.


It’s damn expensive for only one of us to decide to pursue “happiness”. Now she’s remarried and making husband 2’s life miserable. Like I tell my kids “I hate what it did to our family, the kids in particular, but I’m happier now than I was. I also occasionally have to remind her I’ve paid and am paying a lot of money not to have to deal with her bullshite.
Posted by nugget
Abrego Garcia Fan
Member since Dec 2009
15652 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:41 pm to
quote:

Assets? We split almost $5mm pretty much 50/50.


Barf. Did she make good money as well?
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
133034 posts
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:41 pm to
quote:

Obligatory, 350



With God as my witness, my divorce truly cost me $350.

$700 for the lawyer and we split it down the middle.
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