Having practiced law as a Boise Divorce Attorney for nearly 18 years, I have often marveled at the twists and turns divorce and custody battles take. You just never know. Occasionally, a Boise divorce attorney can peg which cases will settle or a custody lawyer will nail the custody and visitation schedule on the head making everyone happy, but that generally is not the case.
Every divorce or custody dispute has a life of its own. In some divorce cases, the parties, through their divorce attorneys, fight over every last piece of property, categorizing and re-categorizing, off-setting and balancing. In some custody cases, the custody lawyers struggle to find the balance that each party is looking for.
As a Boise Divorce Attorney I have had cases where in the beginning they looked like a stipulation would work for the parties, saving each side money, only to rapidly deteriorate into a full on custody or divorce battle. Likewise, as a Boise Divorce Attorney I have had cases where in the beginning I thought that we were in for the long haul, that no one would agree and that no one would settle on what was in the best interest of the child, only to have these cases negotiated and settled in record time.
My point in telling you this is that every Boise Divorce Attorney is asked at the beginning of a divorce or custody modification how long it will take to get the divorce or the modification. And, you know what? You just never know. You can guess and speculate, but you just never know. Statistics give a a glimpse at how long. The average time to complete a divorce in Ada County is nearly 230 days. In Canyon County the average time is 58 days.
If you need to speak to a Boise Divorce Attorney or an Idaho Custody Lawyer, please call (208) 472-2383