Surviving Divorce Emotionally and Financially

When you find yourself walking within the storm of divorce, you often find yourself losing control of many constants in your life, especially with your emotions and finances. And if you decide to pursue a litigated court divorce, the storm is like a tornado and tsunami rolled into one. But it doesn’t have to be that way – you can have an amicable divorce with a peaceful resolution.

To achieve a harmonious divorce, there are a few things we ask our clients to take into consideration as they work through the divorce mediation process:

• Be willing to improve your communication and co-parenting skills
• Think with your head – not your heart
• Don’t live in the past – always look at the future
• Practice mindfulness and self-care
• Understand your financial landscape completely by asking questions
• Realize there will be a lot of gray areas and will most likely not fit into a “tidy box”
• Determine what is truly important to you in the final divorce agreement – don’t let the small things trip you up
• Acknowledge that each of you will have different emotional triggers throughout the process – be kind to each other when this occurs

When you decide to choose family law mediation or the collaborative divorce process instead of a traditional divorce through the court system, the divorce storm can become easier to manage by saving you time, money and emotional hardship.

Mediators remain neutral throughout the process.  A collaborative divorce has an attorney that represents the interests of each of their clients but they also work together with the rest of the team to work towards having an amicable divorce. By taking this approach, it helps you to divorce in a more peaceful and respectful way and keep your family intact.

For over 17 years, working as a Family Law Attorney/Mediator, Kevin Chroman has helped numerous couples reach harmonious agreements on divorce, child custody and spousal support through mediation and the collaborative law process.

Reach an agreement with your spouse in the peaceful, cooperative environment created by the Law Office of Kevin J. Chroman. For a free consultation, contact us today!

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Note: This information is general in nature and should not be construed as legal/financial/tax/or mental health advice. You should work with your attorney, financial, mental or tax professional to determine what will work best for your situation.