A mix-up in directions in a Georgia town led a demolition crew to the wrong house. Al Byrd, of Carrollton,GA arrived home to see his boyhood home torn down. An article about this tragic mistake ended with the following: “Byrd said he wasn’t sure what to do next–although he did hire an attorney.”
Many who go through a divorce are likewise not sure what to do next; but they indeed do hire an attorney. A proper question to ask if you are in the throes of divorce is the following: What will my attorney do to make sense out of my personal tragedy. Divorce is a traumatic event. Are you hiring an attorney to litigate the matter? Will she help you bring closure to your personal loss? Will your life be better after the attorney does what attorneys are hired to do? If you answer is “unsure” to any of these questions, you may not truly wish to hire your attorney until after you hire your mediator.
As it is, life has too many Lose-Lose situations. Why opt for that if you can try for Win-Win in your personal “battle”. Hiring an attorney will spare you hard work but it is not likely to bring you a sense of decency and propriety. If these values are of importance to you, and you are not sure what to do, hire a mediator first when you need to ask :”Where did my home go”?
