Profile Introduction

A PERSONAL MESSAGE TO THE READER

Divorce is not easy under any circumstances. Its a time of uncertainty, pain, confusion, instability, frustration, and extreme emotions. Its a time when we need to be heard, when we need to trust and be trusted, when we need strength and courage and more than ever, its a time when we need an anchor to help stabilize our course.

You are embarking on one of the most challenging times of your life. It is not unusual for you to feel angry, injured, resentful, hurt, frightened, vulnerable, insecure and anxious. Those feelings, some or all, are yours and they belong to you regardless of how they may be disregarded or diminished. No one can legitimately take them away from you. However, what you do with them will skillfully define the road ahead as potentially destructive or surprisingly beneficial.

The dissolution process, and how it is navigated, can do serious and lasting damage or it can actually begin the healing that you and your loved ones will need to rebuild a healthy future. Whatever the process, it is hard work.

It is no surprise that the common thread that resonates most with divorcing parties is the welfare, emotional stability, and overall well being of the children. Here is an opportunity to safeguard them from the emotional and financial damage that most often results from the combative go for the jugularapproach. Your wisdom and sensitivity will never be more important to the choices you make at this juncture.

Also critical to most is the desire to avoid unnecessary time expenditures and/or escalating fees. You have all heard the war stories and the unbelievable costs associated with them. You have an opportunity to opt out of that war. Being well-informed will help you to recognize the best process for your situation. Take advantage of the opportunity by allowing me to assist in answering your questions before you decide which path to follow. Whether or not you retain my services, I counsel you to study the differences of each process and to follow the path that feels right for the outcome you are seeking to achieve and the future you are willing to create.

Robert Frost wrote: Two roads diverged in the woods&& I took the one less traveled, and that has made all the difference.

I wish you the wisdom and the strength to choose the road less traveled.

Sincerely,
Rosemarie McElhaney, Esq.