Okay so be honest with yourself, you and your spouse are very unhappy together. You have tried and failed several times to save the marriage, but nothing has worked. In your despair, you fear that the situation is hopeless and you are ready to give up.

If this is you, then it is unfortunate but it sounds like divorce is inevitable. It sounds like it is time for you and your spouse to let go of the marriage and move forward with divorce. When you do decide to move forward, avoid the impulse of just ‘diving in’ head first. Spouses who just ‘dive in’ end up wasting months of time litigating their divorce at the court house and end up squandering thousands of dollars on unnecessary attorney fees.

Take our advice, before you move forward with the divorce, step back and try, as hard as it may be, to think rationally. If you will maintain your rationality during the divorce process, especially during the initial stages of the divorce process, then you will be able to meander your way through the muck of divorce without spending an arm and leg.

The rest of this article provides you with a guide for meandering the muck. In simpler terms, this article provides you with four tips for saving a lot of money during divorce. These four tips are very rational, but also very practical. Our advice is that you read them, familiarize yourself with them, and then implement them into your own divorce situation.

Tip #1 – Keep In Mind That Spouses Who Communicate Well Are Spouses How Divorce Well. This one seems like commonsense, but you would be surprised at the number of people who make zero effort to have good communication with their spouse during the early stages of divorce . Good communication will ensure that you and your spouse are on the same page. Good communication will ensure that your divorce flows smoothly. Good communication, best of all, will ensure that your divorce will get finalized in a short amount of time which will save you months of hassle of having to litigate your divorce at the court house and will save you thousands of dollars in unnecessary attorney fees.

Tip #2 – Keep In Mind That Right Now Is A Horrible Time To Surprise Your Spouse. Do not surprise your spouse during the early stages of the divorce. When we say do not surprise your spouse, let us be more specific by providing you with a list of ‘do nots’ for you to abide by during the early stages of the divorce process: Do not number one, ‘Do not file for divorce without discussing the matter with your spouse first; Do not number two, ‘Do not consult with a divorce attorney, alone at the attorney’s office without discussing the matter with your spouse first; Do not number three, ‘Do not arrive at the agreed exchange location in order to exchange custody of the children with your spouse while your new girlfriend / boyfriend is riding in the front passenger seat of your vehicle..doing so is just begging for trouble.

Tip #3 – Keep In Mind That Divorce Paperwork Is Cheap And Easy. If you make up your mind that you and your spouse are going to have an uncontested divorce, then chances are that in the end, you and your spouse will have an uncontested divorce. The beautiful thing about uncontested divorce is that it is cheap and easy. You can acquire quality divorce paperwork by contacting a reputable paperwork service. The paperwork service will have your papers fully prepared within a couple of hours for a low one-time payment.

Tip #4 – Keep In Mind That The Highest Priced Divorce Attorney In Town Is Not Necessarily The Best. We call this one the ‘Lexus Approach’. For some bizarre reason, people will pay $30,000 for a Lexus whenever they could buy a comparable Toyota for half the price. Again, for some bizarre reason, people feel good about themselves whenever they pay more for a product or service. In the event that you have to hire a divorce attorney, take our advice and do not use the ‘Lexus Approach’ when shopping for an attorney. Unfortunately, a lot of spouses will pay $10,000.00 for the services of one of the highest-priced divorce attorneys in town whenever the services of a $3000.00 divorce attorney would be sufficient.