Should You Consider Divorce Mediation? How to Know
Once you and your spouse have decided to divorce, it unleashes a sea of questions and logistics that need to be worked through. The first challenge most couples are faced with is, “What next?”
Once you and your spouse have decided to divorce, it unleashes a sea of questions and logistics that need to be worked through. The first challenge most couples are faced with is, “What next?”
Natalie Baird and Sarah Kay are featured in Tampa Bay Metro’s March 2020 issue as “The Faces of Attorneys Helping Families.”
Regardless of the exact steps taken between the time the divorce papers are filled and the final documents are signed, any divorce process is going to require a lot out of each party – financially, emotionally, and psychologically. There’s no disputing that divorce is an impactful experience. However, there are opportunities to adjust the divorce path in ways to make it less stressful, less time-intensive, and less costly for all parties involved.
Couples are increasingly turning to alternatives like divorce mediation and collaborative divorce instead of taking the traditional divorce route.
A child is a lot of responsibility. They require a lot of attention and energy while they’re young, and a lot of planning and saving for when they’re older.
The stress of all this can be hard to manage, let alone dealing with it after a divorce. Just because you’re no longer with your spouse doesn’t mean you can’t work together to plan and prepare for the future of your kids, though.