Divorce: Step1
The first thing I did after deciding to get a divorce was write down my "story." I also made sure I was keeping logs of everything going on.
Why write down your story? It feels like you will always remember everything about the time leading up to the divorce, but you'll be surprised at what you will quickly forget.
But I didn't just write down my whole story, I wrote down the most important parts of the story that applied to 1) why I was getting a divorce, 2) things that might affect child custody and visitation, and 3) anything else you think might affect the court case.
I thought of this as my statement. I could take it to meet with and interview lawyers so that I could reference it, etc.
Again, it feels like you'll never need this. But believe me, you will. When the lawyer asks something like, "Well which came first: his acting out or his purchase of that merchandise?" (totally made up example) But you won't want to have to sit there debating over the timeline of your case. Having your story written out (maybe even put on a timeline) could help.
(Note: At this same time I was researching lawyers, but I will get to that in another post)
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