Why Divorce is so Expensive and Strategies for Keeping Costs Down – Men’s Divorce Podcast
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Cordell & Cordell Executive/Managing Partner, CEO Scott Trout and Milwaukee divorce attorney Chelsea Williamson discuss some of the reasons divorce cases tend to be so expensive and offer tips and strategies to help you reduce costs.
Just about everyone walks away from divorce with less than what they had when they started, but Mr. Trout and Ms. Williamson explain why it is important to focus on the factors within your control in order to limit the financial damage. They discuss the importance of being responsive when communicating with your attorney and hitting agreed upon deadlines, ensuring that your emotions do not spill over into your case leading to additional costs, helping your attorney by keeping a journal and staying organized, limiting conversations with your attorney to topics that drive your case forward, and more.
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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.