Hope is the thing with feathers....

[Bridgestone]

Well, I'm trying to figure out how to deal with this from a legal perspective. StBX & I had discussed months ago that we would use a mediator or collaborative process.

There seems to be few collaborative lawyers in our state... let alone 2 collaborative lawyers that understand the financial component of the business.

The ones that understand the financial (or appear to when talking with them) are not collaborative by any sense of the word (probably because they understand the financial aspects & it's promise for padding their pockets).

There are mediators but none with the financial expertise to understand the complexities of the family business. Which means hiring attorneys/financial guru's who understand that & convey it to the mediator so we can compromise.

What I have read about mediation is that is should not be used when there has been physical or verbal abuse as there is a unspoken (or even spoken) power imbalance that prevents fair compromise.

Anyone have any experience with either of these methods of divorcing? I would love some input of experience here.

Thanks
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