A Better Way To Avoid the Delays of the Divorce Court

A Better Way To Avoid the Delays of the Divorce Court


For many years, divorcing families have faced significant delays in the traditional divorce process. With recent budget cuts, the delays divorcing families face in the court system have grown significantly. It can take up to three to four months before the court holds a Temporary Hearing to address the issue of finances and parenting issues (child custody) for the newly divorcing couple. This oftentimes leads to family turmoil and chaos when the parties are not able to agree on these critically important issues, leading to further animosity and strife and hindering the parties' chances for an amicable divorce. Further, from the filing of a divorce petition through any appeal, the traditional divorce process can take up to four to five years to reach its conclusion, leaving the divorcing couple and the children in a state of emotional turmoil and financial chaos without the opportunity to move forward. This long of a divorce process causes significant harm to the family, especially the children.

With these significant delays, many more people are recognizing that a divorce utilizing the collaborative law process is a Better Way to a New Beginning. A collaborative divorce has many benefits over the traditional divorce process, one of which is avoiding the significant delays that are preeminent in the court system. Collaborative law allows the parties to control the pace of the process and to work as quickly and/or as slowly as needed. When issues of great financial concern and/or parenting issues ( child custody issues) occur, the collaborative process allows for the parties to address the issues swiftly to avoid any short-term or long-term damage. Further, while some collaborative cases may take a significant period of time, many collaborative divorces are resolved much sooner than a divorce brought in the court system. For this reason, Collaborative Law is a Better Way to a New Beginning.

Please contact Attorney Kevin Rauseo with any questions regarding how a collaborative divorce could work in creating a new beginning for your family.


Kevin P. Rauseo is a director at Hamblett & Kerrigan P.A. He concentrates his practice in the areas of civil litigation, medical malpractice, personal injury, insurance defense and family law. He is a member of the Collaborative Law Alliance of New Hampshire. You can reach Attorney Rauseo at krauseo@nashualaw.com.



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