Heading Into a Divorce?
As you can probably imagine, most people heading into a divorce experience a combination of fear, shock, denial, anger, and resentment. Almost everyone in this situation at one time or another fears being alone; fears having failed; fears losing custody of the children; fears financial insecurity; and just basically fears the unknown. Getting caught up in a vicious cycle of fear-based thinking can make it nearly impossible to make the necessary business-like decisions that must be made in a divorce. We are here to help you put these fears aside so you can make well reasoned decision for your future and for the future of your children.
One of the worst mistakes you can make during the divorce process is letting your emotions get the best of you and then failing to educate yourself. Lack of knowledge can lead to a poor result in your divorce, and this isn't good for your children, your finances or your future.
Whatever you fear most has no power - it is your fear that has the power.
Oprah Winfrey
In a relatively short period of time you will have to find the emotional strength to make clearheaded decisions while dealing with the overwhelming feelings that go along with the end of your family unit. You are about to be barraged with questions like the following:
- How will I get by on only one income?
- How will we split our assets?
- How can I take on any of the family debt on one income?
- Who will get the family home?
- How will I deal with the social stigma of a failed marriage?
- What parenting plan is best for our family?
- How will my children cope?
- How will I face the loss of time with my children?
Compassionate Divorce Lawyers at a Women-Owned Law Firm in Washington State
One of the most important qualities you should look for in a divorce lawyer is the chemistry you feel with the lawyer and her staff. There are many excellent attorneys in the Puget Sound area, all with different practice styles and different ideas of how they can best serve their clients. My name is Amanda DuBois and my partner is Monica Cary. We put together this website to familiarize you with our practice, our style and our commitment to serving individuals and families going through the transition of divorce.
Our website is designed to give you an overview of the divorce process and how we approach different kinds of divorces and family law matters. We hope you learn something from cruising around our site. As you will discover, we do everything from legal coaching for those who want to do the majority of the work themselves, to hotly contested trial work. Our overriding goal is to provide you with the information you need in order to make the best possible decisions for yourself and your family.
Monica and I work closely with associate attorney Lucia Levias and our team of amazing paralegals. Each of us has an interesting background that has uniquely prepared us for the practice of family law. It takes a special lawyer to be able to emotionally support a client while at the same time having the experience and confidence to fight vigorously in court when necessary. Please check out our bios and personal statements.
Contact DuBois Cary Law Group
Contact us for more information about our team and how we can help with all of your divorce and family law concerns:
- Child custody and visitation
- Child support
- Spousal maintenance (alimony)
- Property division agreements
- Mediation
- Domestic partnerships
- Divorce on a budget
- Paternity
- Divorce settlements
- And more
