Divorce lawyer in Almaty — we take the divorce through to a decision, without turning it into a war

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First divorce consultation free, can be online
We handle the case without your personal presence
Children, alimony and property — in one process
The price and scope of work are fixed in the contract

Divorce practice

We dissolve the marriage through court when the other spouse objects or there are children

We determine the children's place of residence and arrangements for contact with them

We claim alimony in shares or in a fixed sum in the same claim

We divide flats, cars, business shares and the spouses' loans

We handle the divorce by power of attorney if you are in another city or country

Write to us whether there are joint children, property and whether the other spouse agrees to the divorce — these three answers already show whether court is needed and how long it will take.

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9^years

in family disputes

Divorces, disputes over children and division of property are the core focus of the practice.
320⁺

dissolved marriages

About half involve children and a dispute over residence or maintenance.
3^months

maximum reconciliation period

The court may adjourn the case for this period if one of the spouses objects to the divorce.
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divorce through the civil registry office

If both agree and there are no minor children in common, no court is needed.

Divorce consultation

We work out which authority to dissolve the marriage through, what will happen to the children and property, and which documents to collect in advance.

Divorce through court

We prepare the claim for dissolution of marriage, file it and handle the case until the decision takes effect and the divorce is registered.

Divorce with children

We determine the child's place of residence and contact arrangements, and formalise the agreements in a settlement or court decision.

Maintenance on divorce

We claim maintenance in the same claim — as a share of earnings or as a fixed sum if income is irregular or concealed.

Division of matrimonial property

Flat, car, business share, deposits and loans: we divide them together with the divorce or in a separate claim.

Divorce without personal attendance

We handle the case under a notarised power of attorney if you live in another city or abroad and cannot attend hearings.

Defending the spouse who objects

We represent the party who disagrees with the divorce or with how the other side proposes to divide the children and property.

Agreement on children and property

We draft a settlement agreement and secure its approval by the court — without months of dispute and mutual accusations.

Thinking of divorcing? Show your situation to a divorce lawyer before filing a claim

The first conversation is free. We will tell you whether you can avoid court, what to claim straight away and what is better left to an agreement — and we will honestly warn you if your position on the children or property is weak.

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Spouses with joint children
Those who live in another city or abroad
Spouses with joint property and loans

Cost

Cost of services divorce lawyer

The price depends on how many claims are in the case — divorce only, or also children, maintenance and property — and whether the other side is ready to negotiate. We give the exact amount after the conversation.

Service	What is included	Cost
Divorce consultation	Review of the situation: children, property, procedure for dissolution	free
Claim for dissolution of marriage	Drafting the claim and the full set of attachments	from 30,000 ₸
Divorce through court without a dispute	Filing the claim and attending the hearing	from 120,000 ₸
Divorce with a dispute over children	Position, evidence, hearings, work with the guardianship authority	from 250,000 ₸
Alimony in divorce proceedings	Calculation and claim in the same statement of claim	from 60,000 ₸
Division of property on divorce	Valuation, evidence, conduct of the dispute	from 250,000 ₸
Conducting a divorce by power of attorney	The case without the client's personal presence	from 150,000 ₸
Agreement on children and property	Drafting the text and approval by the court	from 80,000 ₸

Prices are indicative and do not constitute an offer. The state fee for dissolution of marriage, valuation of property and a notarised power of attorney are paid separately.

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How the case is handled divorce lawyer

First conversation

We establish whether the other spouse agrees, whether there are joint children and property. This determines whether a court is needed at all.

List of documents

Marriage and birth certificates, documents for property, information on income — we draw up a list for your situation.

Choosing the route

Civil registry office, court without a dispute, or court with a dispute over children and property. We explain the timeframes and consequences of each option.

Contract

We set out the scope of work and the price in writing — with no additional charges during the case.

Statement of claim and attachments

We prepare the statement of claim for dissolution of marriage, claims for alimony and children, calculations and motions.

Attempting to reach an agreement

We propose a settlement to the other party. An agreement approved by the court saves months.

Hearings

We attend every hearing, and if you are far away, we represent you under a power of attorney.

Decision and registration

We obtain the decision, monitor its entry into force and the registration of the divorce.

Not sure where to start?

Describe your situation in a couple of words — we will tell you whether court is needed and which documents to collect.

Describe your situation

Team

Advocates and lawyers of the practice in Almaty

Defence in a criminal case, a court dispute and the documents for it — all within one team: the case is not passed between firms, it is handled by an advocate of the relevant profile.

Nurlan Beketov

Advocate for criminal cases

Defence from the moment of detention: participation in interrogations, appealing the preventive measure, work with expert examinations and the procedural agreement.

21 years of advocacy practice
Criminal cases, detention
Travel to the client at any time

Saule Tleubayeva

Advocate for family cases

Dissolution of marriage, determination of the child's place of residence and contact arrangements, alimony, division of the spouses' common property.

16 years of advocacy practice
Disputes over children and division of property
Work with guardianship authorities

Arman Doszhanov

Advocate for civil cases

Representation in court in contractual, housing, land and inheritance disputes, appeal and cassation.

12 years of advocacy practice
Courts of all instances
Advocate's requests and expert examinations

Dinara Yerzhanova

Advocate for economic and administrative cases

Defence of businesses and executives: tax and customs cases, searches and seizures, disputes with state bodies under the Administrative Procedural Code.

15 years of advocacy practice
Economic cases, inspections
Support during searches and seizures

Assel Kurmanova

Lawyer for civil cases

Prepares statements of claim, pre-action claims and calculations for the court case, gathers evidence and handles correspondence with government bodies.

14 years of practice
Documents for the court case
Pre-action procedure and claims

Gulnara Abisheva

Lawyer for family and social matters

Maintenance and property division agreements, consents for a child to travel abroad, documents for guardianship authorities and for court.

9 years of practice
Family agreements
Work with guardianship authorities

Practice

Recent case stories from our lawyers in Almaty

Details have been changed and anonymised: the content of the case is protected by professional privilege.

Without being present in person

Divorced while living in Seoul, without flying in for a single hearing

Situation: The client had been living in Seoul on a work contract for three years, while her husband stayed in Almaty and did not answer messages about the divorce. She could not fly in for hearings: one holiday a year, and the court could postpone at any moment.
What we did: The power of attorney was arranged through the consulate, and the petition for dissolution of marriage was filed together with correspondence showing that the family had effectively broken down two years earlier. The husband did not appear at the first hearing; at the second he came and asked for time for reconciliation — the lawyer objected, presenting evidence of separate residence and no shared household.
Outcome: The court gave one month for reconciliation instead of the possible six, after which the marriage was dissolved. The client never came, and the dissolution documents were collected by power of attorney eleven weeks after the petition was filed.

Child's place of residence

The husband took their daughter to his parents in Talgar — the child was returned to her mother

Situation: During an argument the husband took their four-year-old daughter to his parents in Talgar and stopped letting the mother see her. At the same time he filed for divorce and claimed the girl should live with him.
What we did: The lawyer filed a counterclaim to determine the daughter's place of residence with her mother and immediately applied for an interim contact order pending the decision. They gathered a certificate from the kindergarten, the medical record with notes of the mother's visits, an inspection report on her flat and an opinion from the guardianship authority.
Outcome: The court determined the daughter's place of residence with her mother, and the father was granted contact at weekends. The marriage was dissolved by the same decision, and the girl returned home two and a half months after the dispute began.

Pregnancy

The husband filed for divorce in the seventh month of his wife's pregnancy

Situation: The petition for dissolution of marriage reached the client when she was in her seventh month. At the same time her husband was trying to re-register their joint car in his mother's name so that it would not be included in the division.
What we did: The lawyer pointed out to the court that without his wife's consent a husband has no right to seek a divorce during her pregnancy and for a year after the child's birth, and attached a medical certificate. At the same time they filed a claim to recognise the car as joint property and an application to prohibit registration actions with it.
Outcome: The court had to return the divorce petition, and the car remained in the spouses' ownership under the prohibition. A year and a half later the marriage was dissolved by agreement: the car went to the client with half its appraised value paid to the husband.

Maintenance

The entrepreneur showed a modest income — maintenance was awarded as a fixed sum

Situation: The husband was an individual entrepreneur under the simplified regime, officially showing around 150,000 tenge of income per month, although the family lived noticeably better off. Maintenance as a share of such earnings would not even have covered kindergarten and extracurricular activities for two children.
What we did: The lawyer gathered evidence of the real level of spending: card statements, office rent and car leasing, and private school invoices that the husband himself had paid. In the divorce claim, maintenance was sought as a fixed sum of money, calculated on the needs of each child.
Outcome: The court awarded 280,000 tenge per month for two children — more than five times what a share of the declared income would have produced. The decision came into force without appeal.

Mortgage taken out before marriage

The flat was registered to the husband before the wedding, but the loan was repaid together

Situation: The husband bought the flat on a mortgage two years before the marriage, and the bulk of the debt was repaid out of the family's joint income. At divorce he claimed the flat was his personal property and there was nothing to divide.
What we did: The lawyer obtained the payment schedule and statements: over eight years of marriage, 14.5 million tenge of principal had been repaid out of joint funds. The claim was not for a share in the flat, but for compensation of half of what had been paid during the marriage, with the amount confirmed by a bank statement.
Outcome: The court awarded the wife 7.25 million tenge in compensation from the husband, payable in instalments over a year. The flat remained his, and the client received the money for a down payment on her own home.

Debts of the spouses

The husband's business loan was almost split in half

Situation: In the division of property, the husband demanded that a consumer loan of 9 million tenge be recognised as a joint debt and that half of it be set off against the wife's share in the flat. The loan had been taken out during the marriage, and formally this looked convincing.
What we did: The lawyer showed from the statements that the money had gone straight to the account of the husband's LLP — for the purchase of equipment and the rent of a workshop, as confirmed by the company's contracts. The wife had not consented to the loan, and there had been no major family purchases during that period.
Outcome: The court recognised the loan as the husband's personal debt. The flat was divided in half without any set-off, and the client's share was valued at 17 million tenge.

Settlement agreement

Two years of cross-claims ended in an agreement in a single hearing

Situation: The spouses, with two children and a shared business, had been litigating for a second year: three claims, two expert examinations, and complaints to the police against each other. The children had stopped seeing their father, and the costs of the proceedings were mounting for both sides.
What we did: The client's lawyer proposed negotiations with representatives of both sides and a mediator. Over four meetings they agreed on a schedule for contact with the children, maintenance, the division of shares in the LLP and the sale of the country house with distribution of the proceeds.
Outcome: The court approved the settlement agreement in a single hearing, and all counterclaims were withdrawn. The children spend every other weekend with their father, the house was sold within five months, and the money was divided as agreed.

Spouse abroad

The husband left for Turkey and stopped responding

Situation: The marriage was registered in Almaty, and the husband — a Turkish citizen — returned to his home country and stopped answering. The client needed a divorce in order to remarry, but she could not file an application with the civil registry office without her husband: the couple have a son together.
What we did: The lawyer filed a claim at the place of residence of the client, with whom the child lives, established the husband's address from correspondence and social media, and arranged service of notice through international channels. The documents for service were translated into Turkish, and in parallel the sending of notifications via messenger was certified by a notary.
Outcome: Five months later, the court heard the case in the absence of the duly notified husband and dissolved the marriage, determining that the son would live with his mother. The divorce was registered, and the client remarried.

Useful information

Divorce Lawyer: Court, Children and Property

Saule Tleubayeva Family Lawyer

Published: 14 September 2026 Updated: 16 September 2026

A decision to divorce is almost never simple, and with it come questions that have no ready answer: where to file the application, who will stay with the children, what will happen to the flat and the car. Many start by looking for a form online, file the documents in the wrong place and only learn about the problem at the appointment. As a result, the case drags on, and time works against the one who hesitates.

The situation becomes more complicated if the spouse objects to the divorce, there are minor children or a dispute over jointly acquired property. Here it is important to understand in advance which authority is even entitled to dissolve the marriage in a particular case, which issues the court will decide together with the divorce and which documents will be needed. A mistake at the start costs the most: it is then corrected over months of correspondence and additional hearings.

Divorce Lawyer: When the Civil Registry Office Dissolves the Marriage and When the Court Does

Once the decision to divorce is made, the first question is where to go: to the civil registry office or to court. Under the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Marriage (Matrimony) and Family, a marriage is dissolved through the civil registry authorities if both spouses agree, there are no common minor children and no dispute over property. If even one condition is not met, there is only one route: court. Here a divorce consultation helps to understand the applicable procedure and which documents to prepare.

In court, a marriage is dissolved where there are common minor children, where one spouse disagrees or evades the divorce, or where there is a dispute over children or property. On the application of one spouse, the registering authority also dissolves the marriage where there are children — if the other spouse has been declared missing, legally incapable or with limited legal capacity, sentenced to imprisonment for a term of at least three years, or has been on an international wanted list for more than three years. A divorce lawyer at the first legal consultation on divorce assesses whether there are grounds for the civil registry office, or whether an application to court should be prepared, and explains what legal assistance in divorce it is reasonable to obtain.

Both agree and there are no common minor children — civil registry authorities
There are common minor children — court
One spouse objects or evades — court
Dispute over property — court

Civil Registry Office or Court: What Determines the Route for Dissolving a Marriage
Condition	Civil Registry Authorities	Court
Mutual consent	Yes	Not required
Common minor children	No	Yes
Dispute over property	No	Yes
One of the spouses objects or evades	No	Yes

The method of dissolving the marriage is determined by a combination of conditions, not only by the wish of one spouse. A separate case is an application by one spouse where the other has been declared missing, incapable or sentenced to imprisonment for a term of at least three years: in that case the marriage is dissolved by the registering authority regardless of whether there are children. A separate case is an application by one spouse where the other has been declared missing, incapable or sentenced to imprisonment for a term of at least three years: in that case the marriage is dissolved by the registering authority regardless of whether there are children. A separate case is an application by one spouse where the other has been declared missing, incapable or sentenced to imprisonment for a term of at least three years: in that case the marriage is dissolved by the registering authority regardless of whether there are children.

Divorce lawyer with children: what the court decides together with the dissolution of the marriage

If there are minor children, the divorce process goes through the Specialized Interdistrict Court for Juvenile Cases: children, alimony and division of property are decided together or separately. A divorce lawyer will advise what to claim at once and what to claim by a separate claim.

While the wife is pregnant and during the first year of the child's life, dissolution of the marriage without her consent is impossible. A lawyer begins the divorce process by checking the documents, not by filing the application.

With whom the minor children will live — the contact schedule and the place of residence.
Alimony: from whom, in what form and in whose favour it is recovered.
Division of the common property acquired during the marriage.
An agreement on children — if the parties are ready to settle without a dispute.

What the court can decide at the same time
Issue	Can be decided with the divorce	Separate proceedings
Dissolution of the marriage	Yes	No, this is the very claim of the statement of claim
Place of residence of the children	Yes	Yes, later
Alimony	Yes	Yes, by a separate application
Division of property	Yes	Yes, at any time

Where there are minor children in common, the divorce goes through court. The marriage cannot be dissolved without the wife's consent during her pregnancy and during the first year of the child's life. The scope of a lawyer's work in a divorce with children depends on the number of disputed claims, the number of hearings and whether separate claims need to be prepared. At a consultation the documents are reviewed, it is determined which claims to file straight away and which later, and this is what determines the cost of a lawyer's services in a divorce and the overall timeline of the case.

Divorce lawyer in Almaty: how to prepare for the first claim

If the claim is already before the court or you have received a copy of the statement, the first thing to do is gather the documents: the marriage certificate, the children's birth certificates, a certificate of family composition, documents for the flat, the car, accounts and loans. The same information will be needed if you decide to file for divorce through a lawyer: the representative will help assess which claims to make and which objections to prepare. When the other spouse opposes the dissolution or disputes the children and property, it is important not simply to deny their arguments but to support your position with documents and explanations.

Practice shows that if a spouse states they wish to reconcile, the court may allow time for reconciliation, and this needs to be prepared for in advance. If they dispute the child's place of residence or divide property, the defence is built on evidence: who actually looks after the children, who pays the loans, what was acquired during the marriage. Hiring a lawyer for a divorce or a divorce lawyer in Almaty makes sense before the first hearing, so as to settle on a position and not change it in the course of the proceedings.

Originals and copies of certificates: marriage, birth of children.
Account statements, loan agreements, documents for property.
A certificate from the place of work on income and family composition.
Evidence of participation in the upbringing and maintenance of the children.

Divorce lawyer's services: personal participation or a power of attorney

As a general rule, a party may conduct the case through a representative, and personal presence in the courtroom is not always mandatory. A representative acts under a power of attorney, but whether the spouse must appear in person is determined by the court — sometimes it summons the party to give explanations, clarify their position on the children or for reconciliation. If the spouse lives in another city, is ill or openly avoids the proceedings, this issue is resolved before the first hearing, not after a failure to appear.

A representative may be a lawyer or a legal consultant acting under a power of attorney. The practical choice depends on what exactly is required: to prepare the claim, gather documents, conduct negotiations or see the whole process through from start to judgment. A lawyer's services in a divorce and a legal consultant's services in a divorce differ in scope, and this should be discussed at the first meeting. Well-planned legal services for a divorce close the questions of the power of attorney, notifications and appearance in advance — then the divorce is not delayed by formalities, and a divorce lawyer's services and a lawyer's support in the divorce proceed without your constant presence.

Power of attorney: who exactly represents you in court.
Scope: just the claim and documents, or the whole process.
Appearance: when the court may summon you in person.
Position: what the representative states on your behalf.

Lawyer in a divorce: where time and money are most often lost

The most common loss is documents going to the wrong body. A person takes the application to the civil registry office although there is a dispute over children or property, and receives a refusal, while the time for reconciliation and gathering evidence has already been missed. A divorce through a lawyer begins with one question: is there a dispute between the spouses that the court must resolve together with the dissolution of the marriage.

The second mistake is a dispute over children without a thought-out position: a parent hopes for verbal agreements, does not prepare a contact schedule, does not gather confirmation of participation in the child's life. The third is property: there is no inventory, it is unknown what is registered in the spouse's name and when it was acquired. A lawyer for a divorce closes these gaps first, and only then prepares the procedural documents.

Filing the application with the wrong body: the civil registry office instead of the court, or vice versa.
A dispute over children without a contact schedule and confirmation of participation in upbringing.
No inventory of property and no documents on the date and basis of acquisition.
An attempt to agree verbally without putting the agreements in writing.

Divorce lawyer: reconciliation periods and what they change

Reconciliation is not just a formality. The court has the right to adjourn the proceedings and set a reconciliation period for the spouses of up to six months. This means that even with a claim filed, the process can be paused, and you need to be prepared for that. If one of the spouses is categorically against the divorce, it is the reconciliation period that becomes the main lever: it allows you to buy time or, conversely, to drag the case out.

For the one initiating the divorce, a pause is often disadvantageous: matters concerning the children and property remain in limbo, while the other spouse gets an opportunity to prepare. For the one objecting to the dissolution, the period is a chance to reconsider the situation and try to save the family. In any case, a divorce lawyer assesses in advance whether reconciliation is realistic and how a long period will affect the division of property and the determination of the children's place of residence. A divorce lawyer helps determine which documents and arguments should be gathered now so as not to lose time. An experienced divorce lawyer will advise when to insist on continuing the proceedings and when it makes sense to agree to a pause. A legal consultation during divorce before filing a claim helps choose the right tactics.

If reconciliation is not needed, ask the court not to set a long period, justifying your position.
If a period is set, use it to gather documents on property and children.
If the spouse is against the divorce, be prepared for the case to drag on for months.

Agreement on children and property: what a divorce lawyer advises to settle in advance

If the spouses have children and joint property, the most costly disputes are not about the divorce itself, but about who the children will stay with and how to divide what has been acquired. An agreement on children and property signed before the trial removes some of these issues: the court considers fewer disputed points, and you do not waste time clarifying what you could have agreed on yourselves.

It is not always realistic to reach an agreement in advance, especially if the spouse objects or conceals income. This is where a consultation with a divorce lawyer helps: the lawyer will advise which terms can be included in the agreement at all, what the court will accept and what it will not. It is at such a divorce consultation that it becomes clear whether to negotiate or prepare for a dispute. Consider what to formalise:

Who the children will live with and how the other parent participates in their lives.

How the flat, car, deposits and debts are divided.

Who takes what from the joint property.

What to do if the spouse refuses to sign.

Divorce lawyer and division of property: equal shares and three years

If you are dividing a flat, car, deposits and other jointly acquired capital, the spouses' shares are, as a general rule, equal. The court has the right to depart from equality in the interests of minor children: more often the share of the parent with whom the children remain is increased, or it is taken into account that the child needs the housing. A divorce lawyer calculates in advance which evidence confirms such interests and whether it is worth insisting on them. A divorce lawyer helps distinguish property acquired during the marriage from personal property, so as to dispute not everything, but what is genuinely in dispute.

For a claim to divide joint property after dissolution of marriage, a three-year limitation period applies. This period is counted not from the divorce stamp, but from the moment when the person learned or should have learned of the violation of their right, so it is important to record the date. If you delay, some assets may be registered in the other spouse's name, and evidence may be lost. A divorce lawyer for court proceedings or a divorce through a lawyer allows you not to miss this period and to file claims together with the dissolution of marriage.

equal shares are the general rule, but the court may depart in favour of the children;
record in advance the date when you learned of the violation of your right;
three years of limitation is the general guideline for division after divorce;
gather documents on the property before filing the claim.

Legal consultation on divorce: options and review of documents

At a legal consultation on divorce, the situation is examined on the merits: whether there is a dispute over children, joint property, the spouse's objections, and this determines the route for dissolving the marriage — through the civil registry office or in court. A legal consultation during divorce is needed not for a formal answer, but to see the risks: where the claim will have to be supplemented by an agreement, what evidence will be required, what will enable the other side to drag out the process.

Following a consultation with a divorce lawyer, the list of documents and the sequence of steps become clear. In a divorce with children and property, a consultation during divorce usually includes a preliminary review of the marriage certificate, documents for real estate and vehicles, birth certificates, information on income and correspondence with the spouse. A consultation about divorce helps determine in advance which terms to demand in court and which are better to formalise voluntarily. If proceedings lie ahead, the divorce consultation turns into a plan: what to prepare, what to take to court and which deadlines to observe.

which route for dissolving the marriage suits your situation;
which documents are needed and what can already be gathered;
position on the children, place of residence and arrangements for contact;
position on jointly owned property and debts;
which actions are safe and which will only drag the case out.

Online divorce consultation with a lawyer: what can be discussed remotely

An online divorce consultation in Almaty covers most of the questions a case begins with: where to apply — the civil registry office or the court, how to draft the claim, what claims to make regarding children and property, what reconciliation periods apply, and what to do if the spouse objects to the dissolution. An online divorce consultation with a lawyer is convenient when you need to understand the procedure urgently but have no time to travel: the conversation takes place by video call or in messages, and documents can be sent in advance.

For a review, a marriage certificate and the children's birth certificates, information on income, documents for the flat, car, accounts and loans, and correspondence with the spouse are usually enough. A legal consultation on divorce is substantive: the lawyer looks at the papers, asks clarifying questions and says what is missing and what to prepare for court. An in-person meeting is needed if you will be working with paper originals, signing a power of attorney, or dealing with a child dispute where the details matter.

An online divorce consultation is suitable for reviewing the claim and the position.
A lawyer's consultation about divorce is possible if you only have correspondence.
A lawyer's consultation on divorce does not replace an in-person meeting before signing.
A lawyer's consultation on divorce matters helps gather documents in advance.

Divorce lawyer consultation: how to choose a representative

A divorce lawyer consultation is needed not to "reassure" you, but to understand which path the case will take and which documents to prepare. Look for specialisation: a divorce lawyer handles family cases specifically, not one-off consultations between tax disputes. Ask directly how many dissolution cases with property division and child disputes they have handled in the courts of Almaty over the past year.

An understanding of local practice is what distinguishes a divorce process lawyer from a general practitioner. The Specialized Interdistrict Court for Juvenile Affairs and the appellate instance take different views on child contact schedules, the valuation of jointly acquired property and reconciliation periods — this is only visible from practice. A lawyer's consultation on dissolution of marriage should end with a review of the documents and a plan: which certificates to gather, what to claim immediately, what to hold back. A willingness to work under a power of attorney is also an indicator: if the spouse objects and you do not want personal meetings during the process, a legal consultation on divorce proceedings should take this into account.

Check at the very first meeting:

How many divorce cases with children and property the lawyer has handled in the courts of Almaty
Whether they review the documents before talking about the position, not after
Whether they are ready to work under a power of attorney without your participation in the hearings
Whether they answer questions about property division and children, not only about dissolution

Divorce lawyer price: what the fee consists of and when to hire

A divorce lawyer's fee consists of the volume of preparation and the number of hearings. The more disputed issues — children, property division, objections from the other side — the higher the cost of a divorce process lawyer. The price of a divorce lawyer also depends on whether evidence needs to be gathered, counterclaims prepared or negotiations on a settlement conducted. If the spouse objects to the divorce and the case goes through court, more hearings and participation in reconciliation procedures will be required.

It is worth hiring a divorce lawyer at the consultation stage, without waiting for the first hearing. Early engagement allows you to assess the prospects, gather documents and choose a strategy: negotiate where possible, argue where not. A lawyer's services for dissolution of marriage include analysing documents, preparing the claim or the response, and representation in court. A lawyer's services in divorce cases also cover agreements on children and property. When choosing a divorce lawyer, focus on specialisation in family cases and practice in Almaty, not only on reviews.

Complexity of the case: a dispute over children, property, the child's place of residence.
The number of hearings and the need for travel.
Volume of preparation: gathering evidence, expert examinations, negotiations.
Participation in reconciliation procedures at the court's request.
Drafting agreements and their subsequent approval.

The earlier you work out who is dissolving the marriage in your case and which issues will have to be resolved alongside it, the fewer hearings, reconciliation attempts and disputes there will be in the process. Documents and agreements prepared before filing save more time than any explanations in court.

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Dinara K. 5 September 2026

My husband and I had long been living like neighbours, but we never got round to formalising the divorce. I work in Seoul on a contract and couldn't fly to Almaty for long. I started looking for a lawyer who would take the case remotely. I did the power of attorney at the consulate, and the lawyer took care of the rest. I only signed scans and sent them back. After each hearing they wrote to me about what had happened and what had been decided. Sometimes I waited until morning for a reply because of the time difference, but that's a minor thing. In the end the divorce was done without me being present. They even sent me the decision afterwards