Mistakes Even Smart People Make

By Carol Ann Wilson

• Signing papers without understanding what they mean.
• Canceling or changing insurance policies without thinking through the consequences.
• Withholding information from their lawyers because they now think what they did  or said might have been a big mistake.
• Going into denial about the process, withdrawing, or taking it too lightly.
• Forgetting about the tax consequences of certain matters in the divorce.
• Relying more on the advice of family and friends than on their lawyer's.
• Not having enough life and disability insurance to protect an income stream they will depend on.
• Waiting too long to take action to enforce child and spousal support that has stopped.
• Not seeking the advice of psychological and financial professionals.
• Not planning far enough ahead for health coverage after the divorce.
• Thinking that all participants are "fair."
• Dumping the case in the lawyer's lap and expecting good results.
• Letting emotions run away from the facts