Uncontested divorce in California: the cost, up front

An attorney prepares and reviews every document in your divorce for one flat fee.

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What it costs

$1,499

Uncontested Divorce, No Minor Children

Petition through judgment, with an attorney-drafted settlement agreement.

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$599

Summary Dissolution Package

Marriages of 5 years or less, no children, limited property.

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Each fee is plus the court's own filing fee, set by the court of the county where you file and paid directly to the court. The exact fee for your county is stated in your filing instructions with its source; in Los Angeles County it is $435 as of September 7, 2026, and the fee waiver forms are included if you qualify.

How it works

Answer the screening questions. If this service fits, you see your flat fee. Nothing is charged.
Read and sign the limited scope engagement letter, then pay the flat fee by card.
Answer the intake questionnaire in your own time. It saves as you go, and every figure in your documents comes from what you enter.
The attorney prepares and reviews each set of documents, and you file and serve as the instruction sheets describe, confirming each date in your portal.

Why an attorney and not a form site

Attorney-prepared from the first documentA licensed California attorney prepares every document from your answers and reviews every one before you see it.
One flat fee, no hourly charges, no subscriptionThe fee is the whole charge for the attorney’s work. There are no hourly charges, and the fee is stated before you pay.
Built to be accepted the first timeWhat an attorney can do is make sure the papers are accepted the first time. If the court returns the judgment packet, the first correction is included.

How it compares

	Online divorce services	This office	Hourly attorney
Who prepares the documents	You do, or a form specialist	A California attorney	An attorney
An attorney reviews it	Not stated on their pages	Yes, always	Yes
What you pay	$299 to $3,500	$599 to $1,499 flat	Billed by the hour

Who prepares the documents, this office: A California attorney
Online divorce services: You do, or a form specialist
Hourly attorney: An attorney

An attorney reviews it, this office: Yes, always
Online divorce services: Not stated on their pages
Hourly attorney: Yes

What you pay, this office: $599 to $1,499 flat
Online divorce services: $299 to $3,500
Hourly attorney: Billed by the hour

Prices published by 3StepDivorce and Hello Divorce on their own pages, September 12, 2026. Court filing fees are separate and paid to the court.

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What the law requires, plainly

California sets a waiting period of six months from the day your spouse is served or appears before your marriage can legally end (Family Code section 2339). No service, no software and no attorney can shorten it. What an attorney can do is make sure the papers are accepted the first time, so that the day the six months are up, you are done.

At least one of you must have lived in California for six months and in the filing county for three months (Family Code section 2320). Both of you must exchange financial disclosures. The screening on the next page checks these before you pay anything.

Uncontested means you and your spouse have already agreed on the division of property and debts and on spousal support, and your spouse will cooperate. This service prepares uncontested divorces without minor children.

Questions people ask

What does it cost?: One flat fee: $1,499 for an uncontested divorce without minor children, $599 for a summary dissolution. The fee is the whole charge for the attorney’s work. There are no hourly charges, and the fee is stated before you pay.
How long does it take?: California sets a waiting period of six months from the day your spouse is served or appears before your marriage can legally end (Family Code section 2339). No service, no software and no attorney can shorten it.
Do I have to go to court?: None needed for an uncontested divorce; the engagement is document preparation and review.
Does my spouse need their own lawyer?: This office represents the spouse who engages it, and never the other. The guide for the other spouse explains what they will receive and what their choices are, in plain words.
What if the court sends the papers back?: The first correction is included.

Attorney Rozsa Gyene, State Bar of California No. 208356, Burbank. Not a form service. Not software with a lawyer as an add-on.

For the other spouse

general information, not advice

This office represents the spouse who engages it, and never the other. The guide for the other spouse explains what they will receive and what their choices are, in plain words.

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Also from this office

After a divorce, update your estate plan: the office prepares living trusts, wills and powers of attorney online, attorney-prepared, at livingtrustcalifornia.com. Remarrying? California prenuptial agreements, attorney-prepared, at prenupandpostnup.com.