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Blog 2016 August 3 Tips for an Easier Divorce
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3 Tips for an Easier Divorce

Posted By Law Office of Kathryn Marteeny || 23-Aug-2016

At the Law Office of Kathryn Marteeny, we understand the stress, fear and anxiety you must be going through as you process what your divorce could mean for your future. Divorce can be an extremely challenging time in some peoples’ lives as you may be unsure where you will be living, how often you will get to see your children and whether or not you will receive spousal support until the dust clears and all the paperwork has been processed.

Over the last 30 years, our firm has been providing the residents of Houston and the surrounding Harris County, Richmond County and Fort Bend County areaswith guidance for their family law matters. In this blog, our legal team strives to provide you with some quick tips on how you can help your divorce run smoother.

1. Talk to Your Children About What’s Going On

If you have children, you may want to consider how you plan to break the news to them. Assuming your divorce is “adults only” business can end up causing more harm in the end. If you and your spouse have spent years fighting, your kids probably already know you are unhappy. Remember you and your co-parent are the support system in place for your children, if you are making moves to change their system; it is going to take some communication and reassurance.

Questions to address with your children:

  • Will they be living in the same house?
  • Will they attend the same school?
  • If they are moving, will they be moving far away?

When you discuss these questions with your children, you prepare them for any big changes floating on the horizon. This way, when the changes do come, they can be slightly more emotionally prepared.

2. Set Realistic Expectations

While we navigate through your divorce, it is extremely important you set realistic expectations. Many lawyers might promise you they can get you everything you want in the divorce, but those will likely be empty promises as divorce is a thing of compromise.

3. Get Ready For Compromise

As we mentioned above, divorce requires communication and compromise, there are no winners. For the most part, families do not want long, drawn out divorce battles, which is why preparing yourself for compromise ahead of time will help you have a more manageable divorce. We suggest writing down a list of all the items and terms you would ideally want in your divorce. After doing this, number all of those items by priority. Our legal team can use this as a guide to help you get what matters most to you.

Hire a Skilled Houston Divorce Attorney

Divorce can be extremely complex, especially when trying to juggle the responsibilities of a full-time career, full-time parenthood or both. Let our skilled legal team help take some of the stress off your shoulders, contact us today for a consultation.

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