Divorce is difficult for everyone involved, even if it’s something you want or believe is best for your family. If you can actively take steps to make the dissolution of your marriage complex, you can both benefit. Here are some suggestions for making a difficult divorce easier to handle, as well as where to get competent legal assistance.
Be Willing to Make Concessions
No matter how convincing your evidence is, don’t expect the judge to agree with all of your points. Courts today want to make sure that both spouses are treated as fairly as possible and one doesn’t walk away with everything while the other spouse has little to nothing to start their new life with.
In the most successful and productive divorces, compromise is essential. If you can agree on certain non-essential matters in your divorce, like property division, you may have a greater chance of receiving a favorable verdict on matters that are more important to you, such alimony.
Keep Records of All Communication With Your Ex-Spouse
Communicating with your ex-spouse verbally, without any paper trail to back it up, can potentially be dangerous. If your ex decides to renege on a verbal agreement, you have no evidence to prove that you and they had reached a different agreement. Communicate with your ex via email or text, or any other form of correspondence that logs what is sent to and from each party.
Explore Mediation Options
If you and your soon-to-be-ex-spouse are on civil terms and are able to speak rationally with each other, mediation may be a good option. Mediation allows you and your ex to meet in a neutral space with a neutral third party to discuss potential divorce solutions, along with each of your individual attorneys.
While mediation is unlikely to be successful if you aren’t willing to make compromises, it can be a great way to make your divorce as least complex as possible. Once you and your ex reach an agreement, your attorneys draft your divorce decree and it’s submitted to the court for you. Once the judge approves, your divorce is final without having to go through the process of litigation.
Get Help From an Okaloosa County Family Lawyer Now
If you’re considering getting a divorce or your spouse has let you know that they want to dissolve the marriage, you need experienced legal help. Call T. Martin Knopes, P.A. today for your consultation at (850) 683-0700.