Why is managing emotions in a Louisville divorce case such an important goal? It is unreasonable to expect your divorce to be an unemotional journey. There will definitely be emotional moments and issues, especially when working through important issues to you such as child custody and visitation, maintenance, the division of marital property and adjusting to your new life as a single parent.
The experienced Louisville divorce and family law attorneys at Dodd & Dodd understand this. Managing emotions in a Louisville divorce case is going to save you a substantial amount of time and money, while also helping you to enjoy a much better chance at accomplishing your own goals and objectives. It can also make the process easier for you and any children in your family.
The fact is, decisions made in the midst of emotion are almost universally poor decisions. The divorce and family law attorneys at Dodd and Dodd have decades of experience in divorce cases, especially those involving challenging issues such as children (custody issues), business ownership or retirement assets, or difficult personality issues such as narcissism.
Our attorneys do everything possible to provide a safe space for our clients while providing space between you and your former spouse throughout the process. This helps to ensure professional communications and interactions while we work to accomplish your primary objectives and goals for the divorce.
It is important to understand the value of calm, well-crafted communications in a divorce case. We might suggest that you should approach every voicemail, email, text or even social media post as if it will be shown on the large monitor in Court. This is not only legal for the other party to do, it is a common and effective strategy.
You need to remember the Judge in your divorce is carefully observing your behavior, communications and how you handle yourself in and out of Court. This is especially true when children and issues of custody and visitation are on the table. How you handle yourself, your actions and your communications will definitely have an impact (positive or negative) on each aspect of your divorce.
In fact, there have been multiple large studies over the years that clearly show parties who work through negotiations or mediation in a productive manner reach better agreements based upon their own goals. It is also proven that parties who reach a negotiated or mediated settlement are much more likely to abide by that settlement after the divorce, when compared to a decision handed down by the Judge.
Are you interested in a more efficient and cost-effective divorce? Would you like to avoid the hassle, time and expense of post-decree litigation?
The time frame required for your divorce as well as the cost of the process are tied directly to the amount of issues where you and your former spouse disagree, and the ability to ultimately resolve those issues and reach settlement.
Removing as much emotion from the equation as possible helps to reduce the time and cost of your divorce by allowing the process to work more efficiently. It also actually improves the likelihood that you will achieve your objectives.
Are you looking for effective, experienced and proven divorce attorneys in Louisville? We invite you to review the strong recommendations of our former clients and the legal industry and contact Dodd & Dodd or call 502-584-1108 to schedule an appointment with one of our attorneys.
