Separating\/divorcing – and the legal process of doing so – is one thing, but the practicalities of divorce go hand-in-hand with an emotional transition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If proper attention isn\u2019t paid to the emotional and mental side of divorce it can lead to a significant impact personally and any family who might be impacted by the decision \u2013 particularly children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is no doubt that a life changing decision like separation can be very traumatic. The process will require important decisions to be made at a time when stress and hurt-feelings can cloud judgement, resulting in choices that might later be regretted. A decision made in a moment of anger, in the spur of the moment can mean a significant long-term loss \u2013 financially, in relationships with others and in future life prospects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is the job of family lawyers to provide sound advice and take you through the legal process, but to also understand and work with the inevitable emotional stress. Without this expertise, achieving a positive result is far less likely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The early stages of a divorce will bring significant\u00a0anxiety<\/strong>, leading to disbelief, confusion, a feeling of helplessness, a sense of insecurity and \u2013 ultimately – loss of control.\u00a0This is not a good time to be making decisions about your future and a good lawyer will recognise this.\u00a0 You are unlikely to have to make urgent decisions about your future at this stage.\u00a0It\u2019s our job to give you clear information, emotional support and for you to get an understanding of the situation you are in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Feelings of\u00a0guilt<\/strong>\u00a0are also common. Many clients will assume that they have done something wrong and start to blame themselves.\u00a0Again, for anybody experiencing these feelings, it is not a good time to be making important decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n While these feelings can seem to be all-consuming, experience has shown that \u2013 in the vast majority of cases \u2013 they are only temporary and do pass as the divorce process unfolds. Reaching a feeling of\u00a0calm<\/strong>\u00a0will make planning for the future easier and allow you to think about life after the divorce.\u00a0This will also lead acceptance that, while things will inevitably be different, it doesn\u2019t necessarily mean a change for the worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An experienced family lawyer will be able to help you through the emotional journey divorce can bring as well as introducing you to professionals who can provide extra support, should you need it. From that point, the process of evaluating, planning and executing the best legal support for you is a much easier, more effective process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lund Bennett Family Law Specialists offer a wide range of family law related services. Call us today and we can help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 0161 927 3118<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Separating\/divorcing – and the legal process of doing so – is one thing, but the practicalities of divorce go hand-in-hand with an emotional transition. If proper attention isn\u2019t paid to the emotional and mental side of divorce it can lead to a significant impact personally and any family who might be impacted by the decision… Read More »Emotions and Divorce<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[207,14,28,247,348,170,126,10,312,231],"tags":[349,351,300,169,42,11,9,19],"class_list":["post-826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adultery-and-divorce","category-company-law","category-court-law","category-divorce-cases","category-divorce-emotions","category-divorce-law","category-divorce-rate","category-family-law","category-family-solicitor","category-getting-a-divorce","tag-divorce-emotions","tag-divorcing","tag-family-courts","tag-family-law","tag-family-law-lawyers-altrincham","tag-family-solicitor","tag-lund-bennett","tag-lund-bennett-law"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=826"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":827,"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826\/revisions\/827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lundbennett.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}