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Who Makes Up Your Divorce Team?
Going through a divorce is easier if you have some support
It’s so easy to feel like you’re alone as you go through a divorce. The one person you thought would always be on your side is suddenly against you. Plenty of people ask about what’s happening but you often can’t tell if they’re asking sincerely or because they want the latest gossip.
Sometimes it really just feels like you’re better off if you close in on yourself and just ignore everyone else, at least until the divorce is over. But that won’t make anything better. In fact, if you fold in and block everyone out, you might find that it makes the divorce even harder.
Instead, you need to build a divorce team that offers you solid support. But how do you do that? Who do you include?
A lawyer
A good lawyer should always be the first person you get on your divorce team. There are plenty of emotional aspects of divorce, but the legal aspects are where you can get screwed. Unless you are also a lawyer, chances are you’ll never fully understand all the rules and laws around divorce.
Getting a good lawyer should be your first step after deciding to divorce. This protects you legally and financially and ensures that you have someone who will always be looking out for…
