It’s starting with the wrong mindset.
If you start a divorce thinking it’s going to be a battle, that you need to ‘out-manoeuvre’ each other, that there will be a winner and a loser, then all you can guarantee is one thing: a long, expensive and mutually destructive divorce process.
Divorce isn’t about winners or losers, it’s the search for fairness. And not fairness for one of you, but for you both and your family as a whole.
Provided you can agree in broad terms on what your financial picture is, there is going to be a narrow band of solutions which a Family Court is likely to consider fair. So the sooner you both know what they are, the better. You can then negotiate openly and transparently. You’ll both know what the unreasonable demands or concessions are, so they won’t form part of your discussions.
You need good legal advice to understand what those options are. But you don’t need a maverick or a Rottweiler. You just need an expert, who can dial down the temperature for you, not rev it up.
If you have more questions about this topic or any other legal issues arising on divorce or separation, please do get in touch as we are always happy to help. You can call us on 0203 488 4475 or email contact@thedivorcesurgery.co.