4 Key Ways To Protect Your Family Law Rights and Make Your Separation or Divorce A Little Easier!
I know you’ve been feeling anxious about the prospect of facing a separation or divorce.
Most spouses do feel anxious and fearful! I would be surprised if you didn’t feel this way.
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However, you certainly make your life easier when you’re getting separated or divorced by following these helpful tips:
6. Take care of yourself during this difficult time
You need to take special care of yourself during this tough time in your life.
You need to make sure you are eating properly and getting some exercise. Just a short walk each day can do wonders for your peace of mind and reducing your stress levels.
You should definitely set up a support network of friends and family members to help you with moral and emotional support.
7. Set up an effective parenting plan
You should set up a solid parenting plan for your children. You need to establish specific parenting times for both you and your former spouse. This gives stability to your children since they know when they are with you and their other parent.
You want to cut down on too many transitions between household for your kids so that they do not feel like they are living out of a suitcase.
You should carefully set out the decision-making responsibilities in your parenting plan as well.
8. Negotiate a separation agreement or family law settlement as soon as possible
When you have received detailed family law advice from an experienced family lawyer, you should negotiate a separation agreement with your former spouse.
This agreement deals with the outstanding legal issues in your separation or divorce. These issues usually include child custody and access, now called decision-making responsibility and parenting time, child support, spousal support, and property issues.
You want to stay out of family court if you can by attempting to negotiate a separation agreement with your former spouse.
9. Be reasonable in your goals in your separation or divorce
The key to settling your legal issues with your former spouse in your separation or divorce is to establish reasonable goals.
You can set reasonable goals by following the detailed advice of an experienced family lawyer based on the facts of your case. It does not make any sense to pursue goals that have a small chance of success. You’ll face frustration and anger when you want unreasonable or unrealistic goals.
By pursuing reasonable goals in your case, you can more quickly settle your family law issues with your former spouse and move on with your life.
If you have any questions about your separation, divorce or family law case and you would like our help, feel free to contact on my Facebook law office page, that’s O’Malley Family Law, or call me at 905-434-8837 and I’ll point in you in the right direction.
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