Often, we reach out for advice or suggestions for the positives in life. We converse with friends and family or scour the Internet for wedding planning, decorating tips, holiday recipes, how to prepare for a baby, how to raise a child and where to vacation.
You likely put forth much effort to ensure you have the perfect wedding, home, nursery or vacation; however, the way you approach the less ideal life events is vastly different.
When filing for a divorce, you are probably not eager to plan and prepare for it. Nonetheless, this is necessary, as there is a wide range of issues that need to be addressed and resolved.
Project management
Much like planning a wedding is a major project that needs to be managed, a divorce is also a project that requires attention, planning and management. As such, viewing your divorce like a project, it is possible to have a good divorce.
What does a good divorce mean? It does not necessarily mean that the soon-to-be former spouses are amicable and are collaborating to reach a final divorce decree. However, it does refer to the various necessary steps being listed, and appropriate time is allotted to work through them.
Tips for a good divorce
Getting a divorce is emotional, overwhelming and often a very unpleasant life event. Nonetheless, spouses can implement the following tips to help them achieve a good divorce or something closer to it.
To being, it is important to maintain your schedule, especially when it comes to the children. That means keeping the same work schedule, commitments and attending all school events.
Next, it is important to keep the divorce as private as possible. Only key members of your team or support system should know the details of your situation.
Third, control the flow of any misinformation, as this could impact your professional and personal life as well as your children’s as well.
Next, illustrate that a good divorce is possible, meaning sharing the positives and successes you have experienced during and after the process. Finally, understand how to compartmentalize your divorce. In other words, how to focus on the right things at the right time.
There is no perfect divorce; however, there are mechanisms to ease the process and make it more effective. Thus, it is important to fully understand your situation and explore your options.
You do not have to do this on your own, and an experienced legal team could help you achieve a good divorce.
