Most of us are not prepared when faced with a divorce. Our world is turned upside down and we are emotional wrecks, trying to deal with feelings of anger, hurt and sadness and yet at the same time, needing to protect our legal rights.
It can be overwhelming and frustrating to get educated quickly about divorce law, so naturally, most of us hire an divorce attorney with whom we entrust our financial futures to. This blind trust of a stranger, who may or may not represent us to the best of his or her abilites can be dangerous.
It is crucial that you get a divorce education and do it fast. There is a new book that I recommend that gives you all of the legal notes and bolts of divorce. Quick Divorce: Everything You Need to Save, Time, Money and Get it Done Fast and Legally by Linda Connell, Attorney at Law is jam packed with legal information. There are checklists, tips and sample forms and the book even list divorce lawyers by state. This book covers all of the divorce legal issues that you need to be familiar with and it maps it out in a simple, easy to use format.
No matter how distraught you are right now, you need to find the inner strength to take control of your divorce and protect yourself legally. You do not want to turn your divorce over to a professional without getting up to speed first. By becoming educated, you hold the cards. You can become an active participant in the legal aspects of the divorce. In any situation in life, you take back your power when you gain knowledge and are able to make more clear, rational decisions when you understand what is going on.