No marriage is perfect. Every couple goes through ebbs and flows. Too often couples threaten to divorce when things aren't going well without looking for ways to improve their marriage. Poor communication is often at the root of not being able to solve the problems.
Before thinking of hiring a divorce attorney, think of the consequences of divorcing your partner. Many times getting a divorce causes more problems than you had in the marriage. Financially, one or both partners usually get burned. If children are involved, they suffer right along with you, emotionally.
Although it isn't impossible, it's difficult to start life over after 40. If you have been a stay-at-home parent or spouse, you will have to get a job. Your lifestyle might change drastically from once living comfortably to having to start from scratch.
If you get a divorce, you won't be sharing the same home. One of you will have to move out and find a new place to live. If you have children, the life they have known will be uprooted.
You've heard the saying 'the grass isn't always greener on the other side'. While you may think that divorce will push you to the other side and your life will be brighter, that isn't always the case. For some people, the grass does become greener, but first think about whether you truly want a divorce and how it will impact your life and your children's life.
Divorce does not solve all of your life's problems. Divorce means you will have new problems to solve as a single person.
Never get a divorce out of anger. Think realistically about why you feel the need for a divorce. Is it really your best option? Are you and your partner willing to find ways to communicate better and solve the existing problems?
You married your partner for a reason. Remember those reasons and think long and hard before you make the decision to hire a divorce attorney.
Before thinking of hiring a divorce attorney, think of the consequences of divorcing your partner. Many times getting a divorce causes more problems than you had in the marriage. Financially, one or both partners usually get burned. If children are involved, they suffer right along with you, emotionally.
Although it isn't impossible, it's difficult to start life over after 40. If you have been a stay-at-home parent or spouse, you will have to get a job. Your lifestyle might change drastically from once living comfortably to having to start from scratch.
If you get a divorce, you won't be sharing the same home. One of you will have to move out and find a new place to live. If you have children, the life they have known will be uprooted.
You've heard the saying 'the grass isn't always greener on the other side'. While you may think that divorce will push you to the other side and your life will be brighter, that isn't always the case. For some people, the grass does become greener, but first think about whether you truly want a divorce and how it will impact your life and your children's life.
Divorce does not solve all of your life's problems. Divorce means you will have new problems to solve as a single person.
Never get a divorce out of anger. Think realistically about why you feel the need for a divorce. Is it really your best option? Are you and your partner willing to find ways to communicate better and solve the existing problems?
You married your partner for a reason. Remember those reasons and think long and hard before you make the decision to hire a divorce attorney.