Building Your Team for a Successful Divorce Process with Susan Guthrie (Ep. 36)

Dollars and Sense: Creating Your Fulfilled Life

24-01-2024 • 47 mins

Divorce is an emotional time for both spouses, but it’s important not to let emotions control the process. How can you build the best team for your divorce?

In this episode, Nicole Romito speaks with Susan Guthrie, a family law attorney, about the intricacies of divorce. They emphasize the value of a collaborative approach over litigation and the importance of assembling a professional team, including attorneys, financial advisors, and mental health professionals. Susan advises listeners on how to select the right attorney, stressing the need for one who genuinely practices collaborative law. They discuss the significance of experience and mindset in professionals guiding the divorce process and debunk the misconception that collaborative divorce requires a friendly relationship between spouses. Their conversation highlights the benefits of collaborative and mediated divorces for all parties involved, especially children.

Nicole and Susan discuss:

The need for emotional support before hiring an attorney
The role of a divorce coach and a financial professional in managing emotions and making rational decisions
The benefits associated with a well-rounded professional team
The holistic approach to divorce which involves legal, emotional, and financial aspects
Misconceptions about collaborative divorce, the importance of commitment to the process, and how to find an attorney committed to the collaborative process
The importance of vetting professionals and asking the right questions
And more

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About Our Guest:

Susan Guthrie is a nationally recognized family law attorney. She had a successful practice in Connecticut for 32 years and now is a well-known, collaborative and mediation trainer. She aims to help other attorneys learn how to effectively help their clients choose a more productive and amicable way to divorce. She’s also the host of two podcasts, Divorce and Beyond, and Make Money Mediating.