Unseen and True Cost Of A Divorce May Be Higher Than You Think
submitted: Jul 5th 2008 |
by: AlexArcher
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After the glow of the honeymoon fades and the chime of the wedding bells has faded away, a newly-wed couple has dreams of a life spent together, forever. Unfortunately, this fairy-tale happiness is not a guarantee, and affairs, money problems, or emotional distress can lead to one party or the other looking to a divorce as a solution.
Nowadays, divorce is so common that it's almost a household name. A divorce differs from an annulment in a way that divorce means an ending of marriage before death of either spouse while an annulment is a declaration making the marriage null and void in the first place.
In response to a variety of problems, couples may turn to divorce as a \"quick, easy and cheap\" solution to their relationship problems. However, people often jump to this option without realizing the cost of a divorce, in both emotional and financial terms.
Many people think a divorce will be over and done with quickly, and they can move on with their lives in little or no time. However, this is an misunderstanding of the complexity of the issue at hand; the average divorce usually takes about two years from beginning to end.
The financial cost of divorce differs from cases to cases. Although, most lawyers would tell you that the cost of a one-day trial would be around $3,000. That's the just for the lawyers alone. If you think of tagging along expert witnesses, the fees would significantly over and above that.
Along with the \"sticker price\" of the divorce, the husband and wife sometimes forget about the hidden fees. All of a sudden, each individual needs to find a new way to pay rental or mortgage payments. Auto and health insurance change. Alimony and child support can sometimes require large payments. Without warning, one's cost of living can go through the roof.
Beyond the dollars and cents, a great cost can be inflicted on a person mentally and emotionally as well. The very nature of divorce proceedings require attention be paid to the mistakes of the past, which reinforce the problems that caused the situation.
Throughout the divorce process, each party will also likely feel a need to blame the other, reinforcing the sense of wrongdoing and victimhood. Instead of taking responsibility to fix the problem, a divorce encourages a person to place the blame for the marital stress on the other person. This could lead to a feeling of not being able to do anything about, helplessness, and all too often, clinical depression.
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