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A divorce can be emotionally as well as physically draining, which is why having an Experienced Family Lawyer Sydney by your side can help tremendously.

When the idea of a divorce comes out of nowhere, or if one party was unaware that the marriage was ending, dealing with a divorce can be even more difficult. This is why the services of a well-meaning and highly experienced Family Lawyer is of the utmost importance.

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Avoid Making These Common Divorce Mistakes

Here are 8 of the most common divorce mistakes that people tend to make.

  1. Proceeding without a plan

Do not proceed with the divorce until you have a plan. Think twice before you act especially before you decide to move forward with your divorce. Have you planned where you will live during the divorce? Do you have adequate financial resources? Take a few days or weeks to formulate a strategy. It will definitely pay you off in the long run.

  1.  Underestimating your rights

Do not be submissive to everything or assume that you don’t have any rights or the means to make things go your way. Stand up for yourself and your children. Do not fall into your spouse’s mind games. Your divorce attorney will encourage and assist you to ignore threats (if any) and keep you focused on your goals.

  1.  Predicting your victory

Do not escalate the conflict by bragging about how your chances of winning are more. This will take away your focus from the right thing, waste your valuable time and distract you from your true goals.

  1.  Getting discouraged

You might feel that everything is going wrong in your case and everyone around hates you. Going through a divorce is a difficult time. You should try to channel your frustration by doing something productive.

  1.  Treating your lawyer as your therapist

Do not call your attorney every time the other party does something bad if it does not have any legal relevance. Do not rely on your lawyer for things outside his/her area of expertise. More importantly, do not get emotionally invested with your lawyer.

  1.  Expecting the divorce proceedings to be fair

Your definition of “fair” might differ from your spouse’s or the judge’s. Judges make decisions based on relatively little information and compare it with dozens of other similar cases they have reviewed. Fair outcomes do not always happen despite their best intentions.

  1.  Involving the children in it

The worst thing you can do is to involve your children during your divorce. During this difficult time do not rely on them for your emotional support. Never insult or abuse your spouse in front of them. Never make them choose between the two of you. After all, they did not ask you to separate or get married in the first place, right? Show them the right way to communicate and resolve conflict and set up a good example for them.

  1.  Letting your emotions guide your decisions

Avoid making decisions based on your emotions. Let your lawyer help you to keep things in perspective and allow you to achieve your goals while maintaining your dignity.

 

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