Important Things to Do Before Starting the Divorce Process
When you realize that divorce is inevitable, your mind starts spinning, and it becomes hard to see the best path forward and what steps you need to take to prepare for the divorce process.
It impacts your life in ways you could not even predict, but when you can divorce using a non-adversarial process through the collaborative divorce process, you can keep your family out of court, divorce more peacefully and respectfully and create a new future for your family.
We are often asked at our initial meeting with clients what important things they should do before starting the collaborative divorce process, and here are a few suggestions we share with them:
- Gather important financial documents related to your income, expenses, debts, investments, and assets
- Determine how a financial neutral can assist in evaluating next steps, set a budget and consider actions that may need to be taken prior to filing a divoce
- Keep the lines of communication open with your spouse and your children – now is not the time to hold a grudge and ghost your partner
- Working with financial and mental health experts versed in the collaborative process can be very helpful in keeping the divorce process moving forward
When you choose the collaborative divorce process, you have a team of experts at your side to help your entire family take the proper steps to ensure your divorce is finalized in a peaceful environment – and most times at less expense!
Utilizing the collaborative divorce process, an alternative dispute resolution method, can help you begin the conversation with your spouse and help support the changes of your family unit.
The Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego is a nonprofit, multi-disciplinary referral network of independent professionals of attorneys, mental health professionals and financial advisors working together to learn, practice, and promote Collaborative processes for problem solving and the peaceful resolution of family law issues, with an eye toward preserving the emotional, as well as the financial, assets of the family.
Contact us today to see how we can help you take the important steps to start your collaborative divorce process.
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 health or tax professional to determine what will work best for your situation.
