By Beth Ornstein
The divorce process is a unique experience for each person. Sometimes both spouses are emotionally done with the marriage and want to move forward even though they are sad that the relationship did not work out for them. However, sometimes this is true for one spouse while the other is going through a different stage of the grieving process. Sometimes both spouses are in the midst of grief.
No matter your situation, it is important to take time to make good decisions. Even when both spouses are emotionally ready for the marriage to end, it often takes longer than you expect to make those decisions and work through the process. This is not a bad thing!
Move On Without Regret
The divorce process requires you to learn about and evaluate the best way to meet children’s needs and to distribute assets and liabilities to meet both spouses’ needs. It also requires a lot of paperwork. It takes time to gather and share information and obtain professional advice. This work can take longer when one or both spouses are grieving; it is really hard for a grieving person to focus on making these important decisions while trying to keep up with daily life activities.
The Collaborative Divorce Process offers divorcing spouses non-adversarial, professional legal, financial, and parenting guidance for gathering information and evaluating options in a way that supports them emotionally. It takes time, but it is focused on producing long-lasting agreements that will allow each spouse to move on with their lives without regret.
