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Six Things Your Lawyer Doesn’t Want You To Know

OR – Why You Should Mediate Your Divorce

Children

Your children will never thank you for destroying their other parent

Children always know the truth of their parents’ divorce. They will focus on it, and listen carefully to everything they hear, and piece together the story.

The longer you are embroiled in conflict, the longer before your children can settle back into being normal kids – focusing on school, friends, music, soccer – and not on the conflict between the two people they love most in this world.

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Can I Mediate If I’m Angry?

Anger is a normal feeling to have during a divorce. In fact, if you didn’t feel angry there would probably be something very wrong. Usually, one person has been unhappy for a period of time preceding the divorce, and was angry during this time. When that person tells the other that he or she has decided to leave the marriage, the other is in shock and has to deal with lots of emotions – sorrow, fear and certainly anger.

Whether you are the angry one or are dealing with an angry (ex) spouse, it’s never easy. Anger often builds up without your knowing it – and if you are not aware of feeling angry, the anger will cause you (or your spouse) to lash out. […]

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