Divorce
Pre Divorce Agreements – Wiser Than Mediation
By George Josserme
Mar 2, 2008

One of the biggest controversies when it comes to two adults separating each other is physical properties. Folks about to divorce each other who own a property ~or more than one~ confront a situation which may not come to an end without some frictions. Physical properties cannot be split in half. That is when two lawyers wrestle using words and laws as swords.

What you just read is a simplistic but realistic way of explaining what often occurs. Lawyers may have tried to reach a middle ground, but should they not find it, they move on to the next and only stage left: to go to court and present their cases to a judge who has the last word on who keeps what; and he does that regardless of who is happy about it. In the process, lawyers happily take a chunk of money whether that middle ground was reached or not.

A divorce is always a sad ending to a union of two people who one day loved each other. Although there is an option to wisely confront a divorce, it is undeniable that such option available in the XXI century cannot prevent the sad ending. However, that option is like a silver platter with a name on it: "pre-divorce agreements". It realistically provides a splendid chance to prevent frictions, aggravations, hefty lawyers' bills, and a decision taken by a judge who goes "by the law" which usually is "a heartless law". I yet have to find one couple who wants any of this.

I could keep you reading for the next two hours about the option I mentioned above, but I am not going to. Instead, I am going to tell you that there is a well developed industry which amply makes pre-divorce agreements to be a Godsend. That is the industry that I would be yelling about ~literally~ to those folks about to embark themselves in a divorce, and who have one or more physical properties to divide.

Although mediation is a road, pre-divorce agreements are much better because they are written by the two people directly involved rather than men of law. Actual pre-divorce agreements are not a problem. It is easy to create them, and to then have an attorney review the agreement. It is trouble-free, fast, and much less costly. Although the the case still goes to court, it is only presented to a judge who has nothing to decide on physical assets because two adults agreed on a decision; and they put it in writing.

It goes without saying that acquiring knowledge is of paramount importance. There is nothing hard or complex to learn or to be known. There are, nonetheless, a number of conditions ~many of which is common sense~ that must be known "in advance" on how to exploit a well developed industry meant and intended to provide benefits to divorcees.

Again, I could keep you reading for the next two hours ~and turn you green in the process~ on what to do and how to do it; but I am not a professional in these matters. There is a capable author who is qualified and experienced, and he found a concise and to the point way to explain what must be known "in advance". His writing is a gold nugget.