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you know it it really depends on what
the circumstances are you know I’ve had
I’ve had cases that have gotten done for
$5,000 and I’ve had cases that have
taken hundreds of thousands of dollars
you know to get done it all depends on
the issues you know if you’ve got a
heavily litigated in child custody case
and there are you know four kids that
are all under the age of 15 it’s going
to be expensive okay if mom and dad just
don’t see eye to eye if there are issues
of you know is it is it all community
property or are there significant
separate property issues are there
disputes about what is and what is not
separate than what is and is not
community if you have disputes over this
it can balloon and get out of control
that’s why when you hire a lawyer you
need to sit down with them and be honest
with them about look here’s what the
picture looks like right now you know
I’m married to so-and-so we’ve been
married for this long here’s what I do
here’s what she does here’s how many
kids we’ve we’ve got we have one one
child that has you know is is somewhere
on the autism scale and because of that
I’m not able to work full time because
of the care that is necessary for that
child here are the assets that we have
here are the concerns I have you know so
these are all things that you need to
sit down and talk to your lawyer about
the problem is that unless you do this
on a daily basis a lot of the time you
don’t know what information the lawyer
needs that’s why you need to sit down
with someone you know who’s let’s be
nice and just call it seasoned okay but
you know hire a board-certified lawyer
who’s seasoned that can sit down and
knows that hey you know you don’t know
what to do in this scenario you need to
sit down and have someone guide you
through the process and say you know
what there might not be any way around
it but through it but we will help
marshal you through this process and you
know we’re gonna go step by step and
figure out where are you now
where do you want to be and how do you
get there you know what are the pitfalls
that we need to look for and and how do
we get you overall all of these
different things and we can do that
that’s a process that we do every single
day and we’re good at it you know so
that’s the reason we’ve been doing this
for so long so we can walk you through
that process you just need to once you
make a decision you know find the best
lawyer you can find and give us a call
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Dallas high-net-worth divorce attorney, Mark Scroggins, talks about the price ranges for a divorce case from Scroggins Family Law. He explains that the cost of a family law case really depends on the circumstances. Some cases can be resolved for as little as $5,000, while others may run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Factors that drive costs include heavily litigated child custody disputes, multiple children under 15, disagreements over community versus separate property, and complex special-needs issues.
He stresses the importance of full transparency with a lawyer. Clients need to outline their situation clearly: how long they’ve been married, their occupations, the number and needs of their children, any special circumstances like a child on the autism spectrum, and a detailed accounting of assets and concerns. Without this information, even a skilled lawyer cannot provide effective guidance.
He recommends hiring a seasoned, board-certified attorney who can navigate the process step by step, identify potential pitfalls, and help the client understand where they are, where they want to be, and how to get there. His firm specializes in guiding clients through these complex cases, using their experience to provide a structured and strategic approach from start to finish.
