Cordell & Cordell Executive/Managing Partner, CEO Scott Trout recently appeared on a panel of family law professionals to discuss various aspects of the divorce process in the October 30-November 5 issue of the St. Louis Business Journal.
In the article, Mr. Trout explains how the economy impacts divorce, how prenuptial and postnuptial agreements are enforced by the courts, what challenges business owners face in divorce courts, and more.
Mr. Trout also detailed several different divorce strategies he advises clients to utilize during the divorce process, such as filing first.
“I’m a big fan of the strategy of filing first,” Mr. Trout said. “Don’t file first just because it’s strategically advantageous, or has an advantage to it when your marriage has a chance of being saved. It’s odd to have that recommendation come from a divorce lawyer in an initial consultation where you say, ‘Is your marriage broken? Because I don’t want you filing if it’s not.’
“… we always say a bad marriage is better than a really terrible divorce.”
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Written by Joseph E. Cordell
Joseph E. Cordell is the Principal Partner at Cordell and Cordell, P.C., which he founded in 1990 with his wife, Yvonne. Over the past 25 years, the firm has grown to include more than 100 offices in 30 states, as well as internationally in the United Kingdom. Mr. Cordell is licensed to practice in the states of Illinois and Missouri and received his LL.M. from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Joseph E. Cordell was named one of the Top 10 Best Family Law Attorneys for Client Satisfaction in Missouri.
