Florida Divorce – What We Can Learn From Celebrity
Divorces
In late in 2009, and
so far this year three very famous people have either gotten a divorce or are
in the process of getting one: LeAnn
Rimes in late 2009; Sandra Bullock just finalized hers, and Tiger Woods’
divorce appears to be winding down.(Let’s not forget Madonna’s divorce which
ended with the scratching sound of pen being put to paper as they signed a
settlement agreement).
What these divorces
all seem to have in common is the lack of hot-and-heavy courtroom action;
namely, they all seem to be settling behind closed doors and away from the
prying eyes of the public, and in relatively short time.
By general standards
these couples all seem to have the necessary ingredient to make theirs a really
expensive, long, litigated divorce:
- lots of money to fight about (at
least, a lot more than the average couple)
- access to the proverbial expensive
divorce lawyers, and
- (probably) large egos
So why don’t they turn
into courtroom battles?
I’m willing to guess
because of the following:
- divorce law doesn’t deal with the
emotional fallout of a divorce: as far
as the law is concerned, the only thing
left to do is workout the details of the mundane. If the couple doesn’t decide what to do with
what they have, the court will. Better
to get along one last time to decide on those things in a way both can accept,
and save your money by not spending it on litigation.
- part of hiring divorce lawyers is
listening to the advice you pay for: if
the lawyer is giving you the nitty-gritty on the likely (not guaranteed)
outcome of who gets what, etc. under the law, and also tells you to consider
negotiations to try to get as much without a courtroom battle; then
negotiations might be a better alternative to litigation.
- keeping the details private: In Florida
divorce proceedings are a matter of public record; generally, this is so in
other jurisdictions as well. In negotiations, however, you can agree to keep a
good deal of your finances and information as private as possible.
These celebrities are
famous for their talent or ability, not for their ability to spend money
getting a divorce. The details of their
divorce settlement don’t matter except to the extent that they chose how to
workout those details in a way that works for them, without expensive divorce
litigation and without years of courtroom drama.
If you are headed for
a Florida
divorce, you too might benefit from avoiding divorce litigation.
© 2010 Vivian C.
Rodriguez
Vivian C. Rodriguez is
a divorce and paternity attorney in Florida.
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