Here are some tips and suggestions to help make the process of divorce a little bit easier. If you follow these suggestions, you will save yourself a lot of potential frustration down the road.
1. Always take your file with you everywhere.
2. Keep a journal. Write down every significant event, conversation, discussion and action of your spouse at the time it occurs.
3. Keep a ledger. Write down every financial aspect of your case to assure a complete, accurate, and legible record of all the financial aspects of your case.
4. Memorialize every agreement with every person who is interested/involved in your case. Keep/send copies.
5. Meet with your attorney in person to design strategies for your case. Explore consensual dispute resolution; confirm everything in writing.
6. Know your strategy; do not deviate without advice and counsel.
7. Participate in the preparation of your case; draft, document, investigate, gather information and pre-interview all witnesses.
8. Let your attorney know when s/he is on track or off.
9. Schedule regular spit and grouse sessions with your attorney. DO NOT let resentments accumulate.
10. Keep your account current at all times and offer security if you fall behind.
