How to have a “good” divorce
Everyone says they want an amicable divorce. But what does that actually mean?
Texas divorce lawyer Jodi Lazar joins Brooke Hardie to answer that in plain English. Her version of a "good" divorce is a process: each spouse has a lawyer, nobody fights it out at home, and the whole thing gets settled in one prepared day of mediation.
Jodi shares what her office charges on average, why "the marriage pays for the divorce" in Texas, and why a second day of mediation rarely works. She also explains why spouses sometimes agree to things in mediation that a court would never order…
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