Lots of Divorce coming.

The end of the year is always a mixed blessing.  Our business slows down (which is good), but then always increases in January as divorce filings are regularly at their height after the start of the year.  I worked with the WSJ's Market Watch reporter Quentin Fottrell who just wrote about this and made some interesting points: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/filing-for-divorce-in-january-read-this-first-2015-12-10.  WABE, Atlanta's Public Radio Station also just did a story on this subject which can be heard here: https://news.wabe.org/post/divorce-filings-expected-peak-again-january.

While sometimes divorce is inevitable, it can often be accomplished with more forethought and caring.  The old saying "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is right on target here.  For those considering divorce, or those who fear it is imminent, why not get knowledgeable? Read up, consult with experts (CPA's therapists, lawyers) just to know what you MIGHT be facing.  Isn't that better than hiring a professional AFTER you have been served with divorce papers?  What you may learn by meeting with professionals, is that you truly want to re-double your efforts to avoid a divorce. If that is what you take away from such a meeting, isn't that worth it?  And if a divorce ultimately happens, at least you will have had more time than most to consider how to respond, what to seek and how to endure it. 

No, divorce is not something to look forward to, but I believe the cliché "An ounce of prevention..." is much better than the one about the ostrich who puts his head in the sand to avoid the danger.  Being realistic and taking time to digest as many of the potential aspects and pitfalls that exist and preparing for how to deal with them can hopefully ease the process and make a very difficult time, perhaps a little better or at least more tolerable.  The worst cases I see, are those invoking yet another old cliché, the ones where I hear "this just came out of left field" and while divorce is often devastating, being unprepared for it can make it even worse.