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Suing your spouse to end your marriage has always struck me as absurd. Serving Documents, Applications, Answers, Requests to Admit and Affidavits. Give me a break! The participants were married to each other for crying out loud. Even if there are now irreconcilable differences, it doesn’t mean that they cannot engage in a civilized discourse and provide for the orderly division of property and agree upon necessary and adequate child or spousal support within the framework of the law.
Any honest trial lawyer will tell you that litigation is crippling in the stress it creates. Mediation, as compared to litigation, is a walk in the park. Smart Divorce Solutions mediators insist upon respectful, non-threatening communication and the process is tolerant, enlightened, and downright refined as contrasted with traditional lawsuits.
That a dollar is a dollar is a dollar. All money is not equal. Tax impacting of a family’s assets is CRUCIAL to a real life WORKABLE settlement to last years into the future. Just because parties are willing to agree means it is our [my] job to make sure they are doing so EYES WIDE OPEN.
One that comes up often is the fear of physically separating while mediating a divorce. Some clients still hear from their attorney that they should not leave the house under any circumstances. Unfortunately this can escalate conflict which is damaging to the parties and their children. In extreme cases it might even increase the chances of violence. I with all attorneys would counsel their clients to work cooperatively and protect themselves emotionally as well as financially.