The Splitting Smart Podcast
The Splitting Smart Podcast is your go-to guide for resolving divorce and other disputes outside the courtroom. Join top mediator and seasoned family law attorney Kelly Bennett, with over 30 years in the trenches, along with her team at Sapere Law & Mediation. Kelly and the Sapere Pros dive into practical strategies to help professionals like you navigate the complexities of divorce, custody, and conflict resolution with intelligence and empathy. Learn how to save time, protect your privacy, and cut costs through mediation, negotiation, and arbitration. Tune in to transform your conflict into an efficient, empowered path forward.
The Splitting Smart Podcast
Episode #48 - Q&A with Kelly: Trial Separation? Divorce? A Spouse Refuses Marriage Counseling
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On this shorty-episode, Kelly takes a call from Christy. Christy and her husband have a rocky marriage, and he won't go to counseling. Christy's thinking that maybe a trial separation is in order - but hubby is super prickly and she doesn't know how to broach the subject.
With her lawyer hat squarely in place, Kelly hears Christy's question for the first time and gives Christy practical advice that only a super-seasoned divorce and mediation lawyer can give. Listen in and learn:
. . . Why ultimatums don't work, and the smarter approach that does.
. . . What Empowerment Zones are, and how to live in those zones.
. . . How to approach a spouse who views hard conversations as personal attacks.
. . . How to set yourself up for a productive conversation by leading with love, sticking to facts over feelings, choosing a smart location for the discussion and using time limits.
Is legal separation right for Christy? You be the judge.
Disclaimer . . . The content presented here and on the podcast are not intended to be legal advice, nor does it create an attorney-client relationship. Such content created by Kelly Bennett is for informational and educational purposes only. Legal advice happens when the lawyer is given the opportunity to hear your specific situation and give you advice based on your unique facts, after a conversation with you about those facts.
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RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Kelly's book, Victim is Not Your Name, pages 84-88.
(Circles of Influence; Empowerment Zones).
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