Create a cooperative atmosphere, clarify the issues between spouses, foster clear communication, and keep emotional tension separate from financial decisions. Acquire vital information, including legal, financial, and parenting information. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker, the lawyer has a superior opportunity at being a good man. In our traditional adversarial system, each spouse hires a separate attorney to represent themselves.
Conflict is likely to increase in times of change.
In recent years there has been a growing interest in divorce mediation, which is a process for helping divorcing parties reach a settlement agreement in a cooperative manner rather than having them battle it out in court for the judge to decide the issues. It is a non-adversarial process helping people to dissolve marriages, or domestic partnerships, once the decision to separate is made. When you think about divorce, you immediately think of lawyers, courts, judges, and litigation, not to mention expense and aggravation. If divorce is the proper alternative for two individuals, they should be spared as much pain as possible. Almost all states have a grace period after filing for divorce, before you can actually receive the final decree.