There’s nothing wrong with a quick and friendly divorce, if both parties are clear-headed, transparent, and genuinely ready. But rushing the legal process rarely helps end emotional pain. In fact, speeding through it often creates more stress, more fights, and more bills later on.
Here are six reasons not to rush your divorce:
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In New York, we want things to move fast: cabs, Seamless deliveries, information, and yes, even divorces. The city that never sleeps does not have the patience for endless waiting. But here’s the catch: when it comes to divorce, “fast and cheap” often turns into “messy and expensive.”
If you Google “cheap NYC divorce,” you’ll get pages of ads promising uncontested divorces filed in days, “no lawyers required,” all for the low low-cost of a couple of cocktails in Soho. Tempting, right? Why spend thousands on attorneys when you and your spouse can sign a few papers, call it quits, and get back to your lives?
But life — and divorce — is rarely that simple.
You’re not just a diaper-changer. You’re an active dad: handling tantrums, bedtime routines, homework help, and everything in between. You’re deeply present in your kids’ lives.
So what happens when an engaged father gets pulled into a contentious custody fight? Here are five things every active dad needs to know before stepping foot in court:
I know an incredible mother of four, let’s call her Anne. She’s now in a happy, stable second marriage with her supportive husband, a fellow schoolteacher. They’re raising twin toddlers in a home complete with a white picket fence. But her life wasn’t always so peaceful.
Anne’s first husband was a controlling, verbally abusive police officer who drank heavily and cheated often. When Anne pushed back, he threatened to use his job and income to take the kids and ruin her in court. But instead of giving in to fear, Anne made a quiet plan, and started with her finances.
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