Having a plan to do anything in life makes it easier. People plan their holidays, their budgets, their diet and health routines, their careers, their weddings and parties, their wealth creation and even their children. They even plan for retirement, hospitalization and funerals.
And most of the time if they can they get a planner to help them when they are out of the depth. A divorce planner is not there to judge, make decisions or be your legal advisor. A divorce planner is there to keep the divorce moving forward by helping you stay on track. A partner, if you will, in the aspects of the divorce you need help with.
There are many planners in many areas already, wedding planners who know where to get the best flowers and can put you in touch with the right person for every aspect of the wedding. There are funeral planners that help you get through the awful experience of a loved one dying. There are financial planners that will help you make sound investments. There are party planners who know everything about throwing a party.
The thing all these planners have in common is they will help you work out what you want and then help you make it happen if it is possible. They will also tell you straight up if your budget will not cover certain things and what is possible and what is not.
A divorce planner is like all these other planners except the focus is divorce, separation and starting again. This is their area of expertise and the area they excel in.
A divorce plan can be put together at any stage of the process, the earlier the better. A divorce plan is not an actionable plan to hurt the other person or do anything deemed illegal but rather a knowledgeable map to follow that will stop a lot of the arguing, emotional upheaval and legal expenses allowing for a faster resolution and ultimately an easier new start.
There are many aspects of a divorce that benefit from having a structured plan to follow. These include when and how to tell children, and then how to help children through their own pain at having to cope with divorce. There are the financial dealings to think about, including how to finance the divorce itself. There are the practicalities of living in two separate spaces and dividing furniture and belongings. There are the legal proceedings to consider, including financial, children and access concerns.
A divorce plan will become your roadmap to chart the course of your divorce. A divorce plan needs to be flexible as you cannot predict all of the changing conditions that will surface. Like a business plan you will know your vision and mission through the divorce and on into a new life.
If you are thinking of leaving your marriage, are in divorce proceedings or have had divorce thrust on you a divorce plan is the most sensible thing to do. BEFORE you seek legal advice you need to work out what it is you want and how you intend to go forward.
If you are in the divorce process and finding yourself unable to think clearly then a divorce plan will be able to clarify your thoughts and give you a clear focus on the next steps you want to take.
Before you get confused, talk to a divorce planner.
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