Living with WAW 3

[DonH]

It’s not much different in my and many states in the USA. Of course laws vary by state and even by county within a state. My ex and I both still had to show up in court. We still had to appear in front of a judge. In fact he put us both on the stand and took testimony from each of us asking some of those questions that you note. He specifically asked if we each understand we are waiving spousal support that we might be entitled to, etc. but it was very much doable and we both saved thousands of dollars and both were happy with the outcome - at least I was.

Of course an attorney is going to tell you that you are better off hiring them. Duh, they want the work. They all say that. They all say they can get you a better result. I’ve used an attorney like a half dozen times - mostly for business. Every single time they appeared all confident they would achieve the result I was after. Without fail I got nothing more than I would have without them. I’m not saying never to get an attorney but most times it’s not worth the $$$. Again, I’m pretty savvy about all of this and have been told so by many attorneys so it does depend on who you are. But with nearly any dispute, getting the parties to agree will put everyone farther ahead. I’ve yet to get the result the attorney all but promised I would get.