SAM’S BLOG

Myth # 7: Who gets custody will be determined by what is in the best interests of the child. One of the abiding myths of divorce is that the judge will determine what is in the best interests of the children and award custody accordingly. Although there are very few...

Myth # 6  Divorce has to Cost a Lot of Money The average legal fee for divorce has been estimated at about $20,000 per client. Times two that is a very expensive transaction. But such legal fees are not inevitable. Let's ask what people are getting for that...

There comes a time in every divorce when a couple must physically separate. A divorce begins when one partner tells the other that she/he wants a divorce. Although there may be a plea from the non initiator, the one who is told, that they work on and try to save the...

Myth # 4 I have to worry about Hidden Assets. Many people getting divorced are worried that their spouse, typically the husband, is hiding money to avoid having to share it. Many would be advisors warn about this and many lawyers worry that if they don't do an...

Myth # 3 Divorce Usually Requires a Fight Consider how many movies, television programs, magazine articles and books depict divorce is a big battle. Divorce presented as a soap opera with celebrities battling through expensive lawyers and public relations firms is a...

Myth # 2 You Need an Aggressive Lawyer. When you begin your divorce, friends and relatives often encourage you to find the most aggressive lawyer in town. This is based on several erroneous assumptions. First, there is the assumption that the aggressive lawyer will be...

Every year divorcing couples waste billions of dollars fighting each other in litigation. I use the word "waste" here because the money spent does not produce anything of value. Most of those couples could have obtained better results at much lower cost if they were...