{"id":991,"date":"2024-12-04T16:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.divorcingoptions.com\/Blog\/?p=991"},"modified":"2024-12-04T16:22:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:22:02","slug":"before-filing-divorce-pick-the-right-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.divorcingoptions.com\/Blog\/before-filing-divorce-pick-the-right-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"DIVORCE MONTH IS JANUARY. PICK THE RIGHT APPROACH FIRST, BEFORE FILING FOR DIVORCE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.divorcingoptions.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/divorce-month.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.divorcingoptions.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/divorce-month.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">\u201c<em>Choosing the right approach can make all the difference<\/em>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Know someone thinking about divorce?<\/p>\n<p>PLEASE urge them to ask: What is the best divorce approach for them?<\/p>\n<p>Staying out of the court\u2019s adversarial system usually means using either mediation or Collaborative Divorce.<\/p>\n<p>Hand in hand with selecting the right approach is selecting the right mediator or lawyer. Not all divorce lawyers are qualified to do divorce mediation or Collaborative Divorce. Mediation requires training, experience and success. Collaborative Divorce Attorneys need to be certified. This is not the time to go to a third cousin\u2019s friend\u2019s real estate lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>A divorce mediator helps the two parties develop a draft settlement agreement.<\/p>\n<p>In Collaborative Divorce, the spouses, their lawyers and certain neutrals have one goal, the efficient, collaborative resolution of all issues without using the adversarial divorce system.<\/p>\n<p>Choosing the right approach can make all the difference. Choosing wrong can be costly, in all forms.<\/p>\n<p>Call Anthony for help in choosing the right approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cChoosing the right approach can make all the difference.\u201d Know someone thinking about divorce? PLEASE urge them to ask: What is the best divorce approach for them? Staying out of the court\u2019s adversarial system usually means using either mediation or Collaborative Divorce. 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