Making Your Divorce Peaceful

It is a big decision to go through with the divorce. When you got married, you didn’t imagine that it could end up this way, but it has, and it’s likely that your spouse feels the same way. No matter which one of you has decided on divorce as the solution to your problems, it’s not going to be an easy road for either of you, and it’s still going to be very sad. Divorce is an emotionally charged procedure and it’s understandable that you will both feel overwhelmed by emotion.

There is no denying that there is light at the end of the tunnel. However, divorce doesn’t have to be an anger driven experience and it can be done cordially, but that is very difficult to achieve. You want to make your divorce as peaceful as possible, especially when children are involved. So let’s take a look at some of the things that you need to do to make your divorce peaceful.

1. You have to put kindness first. Not just to your now ex-spouse, but to yourself. You need to come to peace with yourself if you want the divorce to be peaceful, so you need to empower yourself with information. Speak to a family mediator so that you can have an external person sit with you to be able to have calm conversations. Focus on ending the relationship before you find a new one and prioritize the kids that might be involved. Respect has to be a priority here because even though your love may have died or the respect in the relationship may have died, you need to think about putting kindness at the forefront of the divorce to keep it peaceful.
2. Consider your goals. Of course the end goal is to divorce, but what are your goals here? Writing these down is important. You need to establish realistic goals to achieve a cordial divorce, and if you’re set out to win everything, you might most likely end up with an ill natured battle. You don’t want to come away from this divorce feeling negatively charged, or you don’t want to end up in lengthy, expensive litigation. With a peaceful divorce, you need to rely on each other to judge everything correctly and walk away together. Break down what your financial goals are And then look at your personal goals. What do you want to achieve after this divorce and where do you want to go?
3. Put mediation first. If you can manage it together, put judges and courts out of your divorce. You can both take control of this with mediation, which is often the most cordial way of ending a marriage. Having a neutral third party to facilitate productive discussions is going to help you to come to a better resolution. It can also help you to take the emotion out of it and have the conversations that you need that remain confidential. You’ll also spend a lot less money on mediation fees rather than litigation. 

Divorce is never easy, but you can make it as easy as possible when you are looking for peace.