Going through a divorce is no fun for anyone, but children are especially vulnerable Divorce specialist attorney Ed Sherman reveals in his book Divorce Solutions: How to Make Any Divorce Better, the following 10 things you can do to make a big difference in how well your children survive

The worst thing you can do is go to a lawyer without first becoming informed and prepared It is not difficult to learn what you need to know, but very dangerous not to

Based on 36 years of experience with cases numbering in the tens of thousands, divorce specialist attorney Ed Sherman knows exactly what you can do to make any divorce better Here’s an overview — five essential steps to getting a better divorce: 1

Divorce specialist attorney Ed Sherman observes, "The right information can put you in control and make your divorce smoother, faster, cheaper, less aggravating and less painful" Sherman reveals four common traps and how to avoid them when going through a divorce: Ignorance is the most common trap you will face when getting divorced

Experience and academic studies have helped us identify the basic elements of a successful divorce "Successful" means completing the process of emotional separation, reaching a new center of balance as a single person, maintaining the welfare of your children, and establishing healthy attitudes toward yourself, your ex-spouse, and your past marriage

A divorce might be the most important financial transaction of your life, and the settlement agreement is virtually your entire divorce, so it is worthy of serious consideration A settlement agreement is the best thing you can do in most divorce cases, but it takes time to work out, so be careful, take your time, and do it right

Of course you want to get your Judgment — that's the goal of your legal divorce — but you don't want to go through the adversarial legal system to get it You don't want to get all tangled up with lawyers and courts, because the system is designed to work against you

8 Things You Can Do to Make Any Divorce Better: Divorce is enough to give anyone the blues, but based on my experience with success in over 45,000 cases I can give you the following eight tips that will definitely help make things go more smoothly and easily Not only that, if you follow my advice you are bound to save lots of time, trouble and money on your divorce

There are ways to go about breaking up that will give you the best chance for a smoother trip through one of life's most difficult passages This is an exceedingly sensitive time when it doesn't take much to stir things up