Unfortunately, a divorce is always going to cost money. The question is, how do you keep that cost to a minimum, make the children happy, and let the both of you move on with your lives? For the example below, we are going to use an average example of a divorce that costs about $10,000…
…actually, lets amend the cost to $10,000, unhappy children and a lot of emotion and angst. Now, this is what you could be looking at before considering the Divorce Collaborative way…
Here are TWO DIVORCE SCENARIOS for you, explained, and with the cost broken out for both:
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As we said…in this example the cost is around $10,000 but, as explained throughout my site, there is so much else going on other then just divorce. The whole world seems upside-down, and it can be a really terrifying time…The chart above is how Collaborative Divorce deals with these extraneous factors. See clarification.
In a standard divorce, most people have one person to turn to…their lawyer.
Now, at this point you might be wondering why…even if it is not going to cost anymore…why you would need anybody but an attorney?
Well, remember, each of you are probably going to need to look at money very differently AND if you have children, your kids are going to be looking at you very differently…why not control the emotions? Here’s the breakdown of ‘what this leads to’:
If you have children, their welfare throughout all this is going to be paramount…below is the therapeutic part of the Divorce Collaborative method of ’what this leads to’:
So now you’ve seen a coach for your children and a financial coach for you, which is also very important for your future, because the both of you may be happier apart, but surviving financially apart becomes crucial…
AND NOW, a divorce coach:
…and all these very important aspects of divorce for about the same as what it would cost you to hire a single lawyer.
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