Divorce Decree

6 Compelling Reasons to Settle Your Divorce

Out of Court

James Publishing

Not only will a trial cost thousands of dollars and prolong your divorce, it will take an emotional toll on you and your children that cannot be quantified in dollars and cents.

To avoid the costs of a trial

Reason 1

To have control over the outcome

Reason 2

A settlement can give you some control over the outcome of your divorce and allow you to move forward knowing that you, and not a stranger, decided how your life would proceed after your divorce.

Reason 3 To have certainty about the outcome

If you go to trial, you never know how the judge will decide your case. The judge’s decision may please neither of you.

Reason 4To increase the chances of compliance with the settlement

People who are actively involved in the settlement of their divorce are far more likely to abide by the terms they have agreed upon than people who have had a judge’s decision thrust upon them.

Reason 5To avoid costly post-divorce litigation

When post-divorce disputes arise, people who have settled their divorce are more invested in achieving successful, non-confrontational outcomes than those who have had their future imposed on them by the court.court.

Reason 6To preserve a good relationship with your ex

Even though your marriage is over, you and your former spouse will be forever linked by your children. A “scorched earth” approach to the divorce will only poison the deep well that you two will draw from for the rest of your lives.lives.