Amicable Divorce Solutions - Control Your Own Divorce Once you’ve made the difficult decision to divorce, you want to avoid having a Judge or the Friend of the Court make decisions regarding your family and your life. Most people fear that litigation is inevitable. However, you can take control of your own divorce by hiring an attorney who will help you reach your goals, while avoiding the expense and emotions of litigation. Only 1% of divorces in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne Counties go to trial. So why hire an attorney who is focused on preparing for trial? HIRE AN ATTORNEY WHO IS COMPLETELY FOCUSED ON HELPING YOU OBTAIN A FAIR SETTLEMENT. By choosing the right divorce attorney and choosing a process such as Collaborative Divorce, Mediation or a One Lawyer Divorce, you can maintain control over your divorce, and make all of the important decisions regarding your family and your own life post-divorce. The traditional divorce system works for everyone except you and your family. In divorce litigation, emotionally charged spouses hire lawyers (who they have known for only a few hours) to argue important family matters, before judges, who will listen for 10-15 minutes, then make a decision that impacts the entire family. You can prevent the Judge from deciding who keeps your house and deciding how your assets will be divided. You can avoid having the Friend of the Court Referee tell you how to raise your children. You should be making the decisions regarding your children, your house, assets, and unfortunately, debt, and you should be dictating the type of process used. Selecting an Amicable Divorce Solution gives you a voice in every stage of the case and allows you to control the pace, the agenda and the outcome. When you select a Collaborative Divorce, Mediation or a One Lawyer Divorce, you will have control over your divorce and your life.