If you and your spouse agree on the terms of your divorce, you should not have to wonder what it will cost to finish it. With a flat-fee uncontested divorce, you do not have to. You pay one price, you know it before you start, and it does not change based on how many emails or phone calls it takes to get to filing.
This post explains what a flat fee actually covers in Georgia, what the price is, and why flat-fee billing protects you in a way hourly billing does not.
What a flat fee means in plain terms
A flat fee is a single, fixed price for your entire uncontested divorce, from the first document to the final filing with the court. There is no hourly clock running. There is no bill that grows because your case took an extra week. You agree on the price up front, and that is the price.
At Aaron Thomas Law, the flat fee for an uncontested divorce is:
- $2,950 with no minor children
- $3,950 with minor children
The difference reflects the additional work that comes with children, which we cover below.
What the flat fee covers
The fee covers the full process of preparing and filing your uncontested divorce. That includes drafting your settlement agreement, preparing every required court document, and handling the filing itself. You are not paying separately for each step, and you are not paying more if your case needs a few rounds of revisions to get the agreement right.
For cases with minor children, the higher fee reflects the extra documents Georgia requires. A divorce involving children needs a parenting plan and a child support worksheet, both of which take additional drafting and review. The flat fee accounts for that work so the price still does not move once you have started.
What is not included
A flat fee is not the only cost in any Georgia divorce. The court charges its own filing fee, and that fee is set by the county, not by us. It is separate from the attorney fee and is paid to the court when your case is filed. We tell you what that amount is before you file so there is no surprise.
That is the only additional cost in a straightforward uncontested case. The point of flat-fee billing is that everything on the legal side is one known number.
Why flat fee protects you
Hourly billing creates a problem that most people do not think about until they are inside it. When a lawyer bills by the hour, every question you ask has a price, and you often do not learn the total until the work is done. That structure quietly pushes you to ask fewer questions and stay out of the way, which is the opposite of what you want when you are making decisions about your own divorce.
Flat fee removes that pressure entirely. You can ask what you need to ask. You can take the time to get your agreement right. The price does not move, so your interest and your lawyer’s interest point in the same direction: get it done correctly and get it filed.
For an uncontested divorce, where the terms are already settled and the work is well defined, there is no good reason for the cost to be a moving target. Flat fee fits the situation.
Is your divorce actually uncontested?
Flat-fee pricing works because uncontested cases are predictable. Your divorce is uncontested when you and your spouse agree on the major terms: how property and debt are divided, and, if you have children, custody, parenting time, and child support. If you agree on those points, your case fits the flat-fee model.
If you are close to agreement but not all the way there, it is still worth a conversation. Many cases that feel stuck are closer than they look, and getting to a full agreement is often the difference between a flat fee and a far more expensive contested process.
Ready to move forward?
If you and your spouse agree on the terms, an uncontested divorce in Georgia can be handled start to finish for a flat fee, with no hourly billing and no surprises. Schedule a consultation to confirm your situation qualifies and to get a clear picture of your timeline and next steps.
