The Separation Guide. David R. Greig

as money matters and leave the “unresolvable” custody issue for later. At the end of your discussions, you may be surprised to find that you have accidentally settled everything. Or perhaps you’ll settle most of the issues and only need help on a couple of contentious points. If you eventually go to a mediator or lawyer with one issue instead of five, you’re likely to be far more satisfied with the justice system, and you’ll save a lot of money.

      Before you do any of this, however, it’s important to mentally prepare, which leads us to Chapter 3.