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Separation before a divorce. That's how we're told it should be, for the good of the society. Put simply, if you're considering to divorce your marriage partner, start from a separation and try to work out the differences.

In reality, iit hardly ever works.
Especially, if there's a lot of animosity and a great deal of publicity surrounding the couple. Just ask Paul McCarthy and Heather Mills...

So, what's the solution for an unhappy marriage?
Both, husband and wife should attempt to see marriage counselor first. Then, follow the advice. It well may be, that the counselor will come up with a solution far more doable than a separation.

My marriage seems to be definitely on the rocks, and my wife and I decided to separate. She wants as quick a divorce, as possible. She probaly thinks, that getting a half of my money and assets will set her up for a prosperous new life, with another man.

Although I care for her wellbeing (we don't have any children), I'm not prepared to let her get more than her share of assets. She's insisting that I dispose of our two investment homes, although the market here in Atlanta is very bad, at the moment, so that she can get some cash in lieu of the divorce settlement.

Are divorce lawyers ever getting involved with their clients? This question is not so nonsensical, as you may think...
This question has crossed my mind, when observing how my sister was interacting with her divorce attorney. They met first time in his Atlanta office when he was filling the separation papers. Some 20 months later, he's heading her divorce team.

Just looking at them together, you'd have thought they're a couple. It's almost as if the attorney has stepped into her former husband's shoes. She must like him very much; he makes very intimate gestures. It seems that their relationship has eveolved far behind the professional zone.

Why one divorce lawyer charges upwards of $2,000 per hour and gets it, and another with his/her fees at $150/hr is struggling to find work?
Yes, this question is even more "disturbing" when you consdier that there's only one law, for rich and poor. What is it that the expensive divorce attorney can do for your case, that the low fee attorney can't?

This is a dilema that most of the divorcing couples face. Should I go for one of the famous attorneys, or settle for a local lawyer, and save hugely on legal fees?
The answer is made simple, if you bothe wife and husband have very limited assets, to be divided by the divorce court. However, if substantial assets are involved, it's wise to get the best lawyer you can afford.

For most couples, separation means the first inevitable step to... divorce.
How about looking at separation as a way to save a sick marriage?
We all know, that for a divorce to be granted, the couple have to go through the compulsorey period of separation. And while it varries from 6 months to 2 years, depending on your local laws, that time could be used much more effectively. Instead of being either neutral to each other, or start the war straight away, both husband and wife can look at their union with a fresh, disspassionate eyes.

Each of them needs to think past separation and divorce. What will happent o their assets?
Where will they live? How about children? Who is going to apply for their custody? How will it affect children's upbringing?