Publisher's Synopsis
Legal fees piling up. Kids picking sides. The mortgage. The credit card debt. The business. Hours (billable hours!) in the courtroom...Whether you are divorcing after a few years of marriage, or as part of a "gray divorce" after practically a lifetime, those are the images "divorce" brings to mind. But what if it doesn't have to be that way? What if your divorce was instead about closing the chapter on a life stage, about giving both parties more freedom, about finding a way to split amicably and in a way that honors what's best for your family instead of being told what's best by the state rubric?In Divorce with Dignity, financial professional Chris Heerlein and family attorney James W. Evans outline the process for an Agreed Divorce, a faster, less expensive and more amicable solution to divorce that is possible when both parties are willing to work together. Together, Heerlein and Evans outline the emotional and financial benefits of Agreed Divorce using a step-by-step walk through the process as well as actual case studies of those whose divorces were amicable, and those whose weren't. Learn how, with patience and communication, you can cooperatively decide what is best for your family, and possibly divorce with dignity.Chris Heerlein, a Texas native, is Partner at REAP Financial and Founder of REAP Private Client Group (RPCG), a family practice that since 2007 has helped private business owners, top-level executives and affluent individuals create, transition, preserve, and grow their wealth over generations. RPCG serves corporate and private clients, offering objective financial and investment advice, advanced tax planning, business succession planning, and exceptional service that creates generational relationships built on trust. Affluent families and individuals look to Chris and his team of advisers to empower them by providing organization, accountability, objectivity, pro-activity, education, and partnership. James W Evans is the principal of Evans Family Law Group, which since 2010 has concentrated exclusively on family law practice in Central Texas. The son of an attorney and Texas legislator, Jimmy's varied career has included service as a criminal prosecutor and civil litigator, and in legislative practice. His firm, Evans Family Law Group, has served residents of Austin and surrounding counties since 1995. It later adopted its current focus of exclusively family law. Agreed (or "Uncontested") Divorces are a special emphasis. Jimmy is board certified in family law and is a trained mediator. Jimmy was named Texas Monthly's "Super Lawyers" in 2017, 2018, and 2019."
