Guidelines to Managing Your Divorce

A new client recently came to Hess Family Law seeking advice regarding her separation and divorce. The breakup of her marriage turned her world upside down and was compounded by stress, depression, and pain. She wondered how she would ever manage to get through the divorce process and cope with her new reality.

At Hess Family Law, not only will we discuss the legal aspects of your family law matter, but from the very first meeting, we will talk to you about your goals and what you want your life to be like after your divorce has concluded. Throughout our representation we will revisit your goals and discuss whether they remain the same or if they have changed.

Leo Averbach posted on Huffington Post, How to Manage Your Divorce: Six Guidelines. They are as follows:

1. Take one step at a time;

2. Don’t hold onto the past, learn from it;

3. View divorce as a process, with distinct stages:  Shock/denial; Rage; Anger; Sorrow/depression; Acceptance; Growth and emergence.

4. Know what you want and make it clear;

5. See the calamity as an opportunity;

6. Build a new life.

At Hess Family Law we will assist you in understanding and following these guidelines. By doing so, together we can make the divorce process easier to manage.

(4/25/13)