Total cost of divorce: $1000. Total time (from agreement to judge approval): about six months. Did everything work out great? I don't know. But it was probably better than two strangers ripping us apart and charging every minute for it. Some things to keep in mind... Kids are the only thing that's important. Throughout life, feelings and emotions go high and low. People change. Bad and good stories happen. Marriage is a story. Divorce is a story....But kids are NOT a story. …see more