Considering divorce can be a grueling task. Deciding to divorce is even more difficult. Many questions arise when people are considering or have decided to divorce including what might be or what will be the best way for them to divorce, or the most affordable. Every couple has their own preferences, budgets, and unique variables.
All divorcing couples, though, need information. That is why Colorado Collaborative Divorce has chosen to offer the Divorce Options™ workshop. Typically, a two-hour workshop, though timeframes may vary, Divorce Options clearly answers all general divorce-related questions. The workshop fee is very reasonable, typically $30, or less if you register in advance. If you would like to attend a Divorce Options™ workshop and this fee is prohibitive for you, contact the workshop organizers for a reduced fee.
Different Aspects of Divorce
Divorce requires emotional, legal, and financial considerations and decisions. For this reason, different professionals participate in leading the Divorce Options™ workshops. Mental health professionals that specialize in divorce-related work, family law attorneys, and certified divorce financial analysts (financial analysts who are trained specifically in the local financial requirements, nuances, and tax-related matters in divorce) work as a team to present each Divorce Options™ workshop. All kinds of questions from “basic” ones such as “what must you do to get your divorce decree” or “How does the court determine your decree” to advantages and disadvantages of the four primary ways to divorce” and why managing your emotions as best as possible during divorce is critical, are addressed.
Different Ways to Divorce
The four main ways to divorce include: (1) “Do-It-Yourself,” i.e. “Kitchen Table” Divorce; (2) Litigation, hiring attorneys and going by what “the law” suggests, or getting into an adversarial process and having the court decide what your family will and will not do regarding your divorce; (3) Mediation, or (4) Collaborative Practice Divorce, where you and your partner work with attorneys and one or two “neutral” professionals (mental health and financial) who support you both to make decisions in your whole family’s best interests. If you choose to do a Collaborative Divorce, you will agree to not go to court. Some individuals make their decision about how they want to divorce hastily, before understanding they different options and the pros and cons of each, and which way may be the best for their family, whether it is made up of two adults or two adults and children.
More Workshop Information
During the Divorce Options™ workshop, advice is given about what financial considerations one should make, what forms one needs to fill out, and how income can be allocated according to your family’s best interests. Protecting your Children through Divorce, How to Tell your Children about Divorce, and what Children Generally Want to Know are important topics that are also addressed.
While you will not be given specific advice regarding your family’s particular variables, you will likely leave a Divorce Options workshop with a good sense of what type of divorce would be best for you.
The Divorce Options™ workshop originated in California and is now offered in several states. It is a neutral, educational, friendly and informative workshop.
Upcoming Divorce Options™ Workshops
For information on upcoming Divorce Options™ Workshops in the Denver/Boulder area, and eventually elsewhere in Colorado, go to https://ccdp-law.org/divorce-options.
About Dr. Joyce Fine
Dr. Joyce, Ph. D
Divorce Consultant, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Collaborative Divorce Facilitator, Certified Divorce Coach
Email: drjoyce@drjoycefine.com
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