Reasons to Seek an Amicable Divorce

 Posted on September 14, 2013 in Divorce

Businesses are starting to hire again.  Home prices have been steadily rising along with interest rates.  While the economy has been recovering since the recession, personal economies are not as easy to improve.  In that regard, it is important to save money without sacrificing the end result. That is essentially what the collaborative divorce process provides.  It is a less costly way to separate from your spouse and find an amicable solution to difficult topics such as child support, child custody and division of property. An amicable divorce can be obtained through mediation or collaboration rather than going to court and receive a decision from a judge.  In collaborative law, each spouse retains the assistance of an attorney whose serves as a negotiator for what each side wants.  In mediation, the spouses only require one lawyer.  Rather than waiting for a judge to decide what is fair, the couple must cooperative and make concessions for what is best. There are also financial benefits of settling accounts without turning to litigation.  The preparation for divorce litigation is expensive because experts must be questioned, documents must be produced, and information must be gathered.  Since the goal of litigation is to get everything you want, the costs can be high and the process can be long.  But it might be all for not, because most litigious divorces will settle before going to trial, which is a waste of time and money. There are also emotional benefits.  If the marriage produced children, they will be a focal point of the divorce process.  An amicable divorce can avoid the distress of putting them on the stand to say who they would like the custodial parent to be.  Since your spouse will still be a part of your children’s life, it is important to remain on good terms.  That might be harder to do after a hotly contested litigious divorce.  For more information concerning an amicable divorce, contact an experienced attorney in Saint Charles today.