New Year, New Beginnings
January 2008
New Year, New Beginnings
Most people view a New Year with optimism. It is a time for positive resolutions, with the whole year stretching ahead offering opportunity, success and good fortune.
But some will view the New Year with dread as they realise their family life is about to be disrupted forever. Insidedivorce.com has pinpointed 8 January as the day when more divorces are issued than any other during the year. The reason could be that no one chooses to embark on a whole life change just before Christmas, a supposedly happy time. So Christmas is often a watershed - something they need to ‘get through’. Couple that with the sense that a New Year can bring new beginnings, and the time for change often seems right.
Many people living in an unhappy situation will soldier on and on for years. There's always the hope something will change and with the right professional help from agencies such as Relate this can work. When all else fails, is it worth living life as a lie?
"It's amazing how long some people will struggle on in a dead marriage" said Nick Massey-Chase specialist Family Lawyer at local solicitors Brain Chase Coles. "I saw a 70-year old lady recently who wanted a divorce. She told me that she had been married for nearly 50 years but that the last 40 of them had been awful and hoped that at 70 she might have another 20 years left. She is now happily divorced.”
Once you have made the decision to consider a divorce, Brain Chase Coles offers several options. If you can work positively with your partner to find fair and reasonable solutions, its Haymarket Family Mediation division may be for you. Over the course of a number of meetings, all matters are resolved between the parties with a mediator helping the couple reach the best mutually agreed outcome. As a result the costs are kept low and it can be a much more civilised and less antagonistic way to manage the process.
However, if mediation is not possible, then the firm has over 30 years experience in handling divorce cases. It will provide sympathetic and understanding advice to guide you through the legal processes and help resolve any difficult issues over the children, the home and finances. By choosing a specialist firm like Brain Chase Coles, you can be assured of a personal, high quality service at a competitive price.
Nick Massey-Chase commented "People often ask me whether it's depressing dealing with so much divorce. I tell them that for me the job satisfaction is in helping people rebuild their lives so that they can have a new future before it’s too late.”
For further information, please contact the Family Law department at Brain Chase Coles on (01256) 354481 or Haymarket Family Mediation on (01256) 350012
