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This page offers you info on legal funding in divorce.  Sometimes in especially contentious cases, one spouse or the other is at a disadvantage because they lack the financial resources of the other spouse.  Many look to family for help, but if none is available on that front, here are a few ideas you might consider.  Please read on to learn more and find many links which discuss other divorce topics, as well as see these videos - our most effective way of offering you free consultations concerning your divorce.




An uncontested divorce costs less. But will your divorce truly be uncontested? Click twice on the play button above to watch the video about an uncontested divorce.





What if you are served with 'divorce papers'. What happens then? An experienced Tennessee divorce attorney has some ideas for you. Click twice to play the video.





An experienced Tennessee divorce lawyer gives you a few free tips on what to look for when you are dividing assets in a divorce. Thoughts about how marital assets are divided during a divorce. Click twice to play the video.





How do you start a divorce, or file for a divorce in Tennessee? An experienced local lawyer offers free advice in this video. Click twice to play the video.





In a Tennessee divorce how do you handle splitting your house, and the mortgage. Here's some free advice from an experienced Tennessee lawyer. Click twice to play the video.





In a Tennessee divorce you will generally have a Marital Dissolution Agreement or MDA, and if there are children, you must also file a parenting plan with the court, plus you must take a parenting class. Here's an explanation of these documents by an experienced Tennessee lawyer. Click twice to play the video.







Our firm strives for client satisfaction by responding quickly, explaining legal terms in an understandable way, and sending you weekly email updates on your case status.

We have a CPA, that means a strong accounting and cost efficiency background, so we know how to be frugal and give clients the most value for their money. Our rates are comparable to other experienced attorneys in the area. We often show clients how to save on costs by pointing out how to do-it-yourself on many tasks. Our portal and efficient systems mean you can generally spend far less on a case when dealing with us.

As a trained family law mediator we have good negotiation skills to aid in settling matters - but we are also skilled at going to court to 'do battle' with the opposing side.




Founding attorney Burdette explains a bit about why our office operations have evolved to new means and methods and how that change can benefit you.

Keeping up with the advances in technology means you can now basically conduct your entire divorce from the safety of you home. Documents are exchanged through our secure portal, and all communications are via email, text, or Zoom sessions. It saves time and money, and makes you safer.

Legal Funding
A New Approach

In a criminal case, the law provides people with an attorney if they can't afford one. That doesn't happen in civil trials.

Divorce, child custody, child support payments and similar civil cases are a large part of the justice system's backbone. In some states circuit court judges hear nearly 650,000 civil cases per year; while at the same time, another 650,000 new civil cases are filed.

Some experts say only about one in six people who need, but do not have the funds to hire an attorney, ever get the help he or she seeks from the various free or low-cost legal services. Many people are instead flooding local courtrooms trying to represent themselves. They almost always lose their cases.

State legislators and state courts have attempted to assist by providing do-it-yourself methods such as the Tennessee DIY Divorce system created by the Tennessee Supreme Court. But you must make sure to read the details, see if you qualify in every respect, and follow the instructions very carefully.
 

A new method of funding.

With the advent of digital and social networking, now people needing legal help can turn to a new kind of website tailored to help them actually pay for a lawyer.

For example, a specific 'narrow-cast' site called Funded Justice is in operation to assist people in raising funds for their Divorce, Estate and Trust, Juvenile, Child Support and Child Custody cases.

Another site is FundRazr which is very similar to Funded Justice.

Not to be left behind, the largest site in the category, www.gofundme.com, which claims to have raised over $2 Billion worldwide for people-to-people charitable giving is now accepting individual funding campaigns for civil legal matters.

A smaller, general purpose crowd funding web site is www.plumfund.com
 

What you'll need to know.

The idea behind all the above sites is that you will need to give up some privacy by telling people your story and explaining why you are deserving of help. If you require $4,000 it is unlikely you'll find one donor to assist; but if you tell a sincere, accurate, believable story, complete with some pictures and some background information, you may easily find 100 people who contribute $40 each.

The crowd funding organizations need to maintain their web sites, pay employees, and keep the lights on; so they do charge a fee. Expect about 5% of the funds you raise to go to the site, and because most donations will be made by credit card, another 2.5% of the funds you raise will go to credit card companies. Most sites will ask you if you want your campaign to be either 'keep all funds raised' or 'all-or-nothing' campaigns. Remember that what you publish generally becomes the property of the site you employ, and whatever it is you say could come back to haunt you in the legal proceeding you're trying to fund. So always stick to the facts and avoid any false or defamatory statements about other parties in the matter. Read the site's fine print before you ever press the button to activate your funding campaign.

Before you activate your campaign you should have done some other homework. Has anyone reviewed your case to determine if it has real legal merit? If you have any doubts, it's wise to check with a general advice site like avvo.com, or like other attorneys, we offer low cost initial phone consultations, and the fee is applied to our retainer should you decide to hire us. When you set your fund raising goal, make sure you have accounted for all costs, like court fees and filing fees the courts will charge you. You will also have to reach out to people to make them aware of your funding campaign by using sites like Facebook and Twitter. No matter how good your cause is, nothing will happen until you ask people to visit the funding site and learn about your plight.inancial Worksheet for Divorce in Tennessee.


 

Hire an Experienced Memphis
Divorce Lawyer

At The Burdette Law Firm we are competent and caring lawyers when dealing with divorce, and will provide excellent legal divorce advice. We give our clients a great deal of information on divorce so they can have the proper understanding of divorce law to make important decisions. Getting divorced is an emotional process and we always strive to ease the stress during this difficult situation. A divorce is also a financial process. The valuations, incomes and sums involved in property division, alimony and support should be carefully reviewed by someone like a Certified Public Accountant to insure accuracy, and to protect you from any attempt to hide assets or income.




 

Contact one of our divorce lawyers
for more information

After reviewing the above if you have questions and need our assistance in a divorce matter, please call us at (901) 756-7878 or use the the menu below to schedule an appointment to speak with a licensed attorney for frank talk and experienced legal advice on divorce in Tennessee

 

Some of our recognitions -

Best Probate Lawyers in Memphis , 10 Best attorneys in Tennessee , Best Family law lawyers in Memphis , Three best rated estate planning attorneys Memphis Top 10 memphis divorce attorneys , Three best rated attorney business
Named the best probate lawyer in Memphis. Selected as one of the 10 best family law attorneys in Tennessee by a client satisfaction survey polling actual clients. Selected as a best family lawyer in Memphis. One of the three best rated estate planning atorneys in Memphis. Voted a Top 10 divorce attorney in Memphis by Trust Analytics client ratings.



What Clients Say:

As of July, 2023 we were 4.9 of 5 stars for 46 reviews of our Memphis office on Google. - one non-client didn't like the idea of actually paying for service. Many shrug and say - can't win 'em all. But we try to every time.

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Our Germantown office has a perfect 5.0 / 5.0 record on the Google reviews for their office, which they gleefully lord over our Memphis staff. The Memphians reply - hey! you've only got 13 to our 46!

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Other ratings and awards - 10 Best in Tennessee - family law. Expertise Lawyer - Memphis. Top 3 Estate Planning Lawyer in Memphis. Also, admitted to practice - U.S. Supreme Court. That means excellence.

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Tennessee – Other recognition.



Instant answers - right here - anytime.

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Let's say it's midnight. As you're falling off to sleep you remember a legal term - somebody mentioned QDRO or quadro. What is that? Open your smart phone. Ask our Robbie. He'll give you a 2 or 3 paragrph answer in 30 seconds. It might have taken you 30 minutes to an hour using a search engine. Now, get some rest, knowing we're here, we have your back, we can explain things anytime - day or night.

Send secure, private email, text, and documents

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Click the link: Item 2 = send email. Item 4 = send documents. Item 5 = text or call for divorce, probate, or tax matters.

Podcasts - to talk you through a family problem

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They are quick audio tracks that can talk you through or explain many problems and legal concepts. You can listen privately on your phone earbuds, wherever you happen to be.

Offering you video answer sessions

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Learn more, anytime, from anywhere - select a playlist on Divorce - Estate or Tax Law. All our videos are short and to-the-point, so you can get to the meat of any concept in a rapid fashion, then move on to the next video idea when you wish.

Move back to our main page -

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Click here to explore our entire site, to link into our secure client portal and much more

See our main divorce information page -

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Click here to visit our main divorce page with links to all day instant divorce information, web pages, videos, and podcasts and more

Saving you time and hassles with our Secure Portal Connection

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Send messages. Exchange and store your documents electronically. It is your own private case file with dual factor credential verification and encrypted data tunnels. Think of it as your personal guarded bank vault that only you can access - anytime, from anywhere you are.

Schedule an appointment online, any time, from wherever you are.

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Click the link below to go to our appointment menu on our secure portal. You can schedule a Zoom or a FaceTime or a teleconference from your choice of the available times and dates..