Divorce is both an end and a new beginning, and many couples are marking the end of their marriage through a parting ceremony that allows them to close one chapter and begin another. An April 27 article in The New York Times described this new trend noting that the ceremonies run the gamut from a woman tossing her wedding ring into the Seine to another holding a party at a dance club for 80 friends and family members where they affirm their love for her. Other couples choose to end things in a ritual designed for just the two of them, where they recount their story and vow to remain close and to care for their children.
While the ceremonies vary, mental health experts agree that they each play an important role in allowing a couple to say goodbye and move forward.
Of course, it’s easier to take these steps if you have already minimized the drama of divorce. One way to preserve relationships is to use divorce mediation instead of litigation to create the agreement for your divorce. Divorce mediators work with divorcing couples to come to a fair agreement on issues relating to parenting, division of assets, and child and spousal support. The goal is to plan for the future, rather than rehashing old arguments. Instead of the win-lose nature of litigation which pits one partner against the other, in mediation, couples work as a team to create a plan that they can both live with.
Through mediation, divorce becomes less confrontational and angry, and it is easier to plan the ceremony that will celebrate your passage to a new stage in your life.
For more information about divorce mediation contact Randi M. Albert, JD, or Michelle Weinberg, LMFT, at Westfield Mediation, LLC, at 908.913.0373. View our website at www.westfieldnjmediation.com or email us at [email protected].
While the ceremonies vary, mental health experts agree that they each play an important role in allowing a couple to say goodbye and move forward.
Of course, it’s easier to take these steps if you have already minimized the drama of divorce. One way to preserve relationships is to use divorce mediation instead of litigation to create the agreement for your divorce. Divorce mediators work with divorcing couples to come to a fair agreement on issues relating to parenting, division of assets, and child and spousal support. The goal is to plan for the future, rather than rehashing old arguments. Instead of the win-lose nature of litigation which pits one partner against the other, in mediation, couples work as a team to create a plan that they can both live with.
Through mediation, divorce becomes less confrontational and angry, and it is easier to plan the ceremony that will celebrate your passage to a new stage in your life.
For more information about divorce mediation contact Randi M. Albert, JD, or Michelle Weinberg, LMFT, at Westfield Mediation, LLC, at 908.913.0373. View our website at www.westfieldnjmediation.com or email us at [email protected].
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