Frank Sprude - Attorney & Counselor

The best way to avoid a divorce is to save your marriage.  Obviously, this is not a legal area.  In my cases, am always open to exploring reconciliation as an option.  In my experience, Collaborative Divorce is more likely to result in reconciliation because the process is designed to encourage open, respectful communications and collaboration between the parties.

You do have the right to legally contest the grounds for divorce that your spouse asserts.  However, this is certain to be both financially and emotionally costly.  Even if you win and prevent the divorce, your subsequent married life is likely to be distant at best.  For example, you cannot force your spouse to live with you just because you prevent the divorce.

Therefore, I encourage efforts to reconcile and save the marriage.  However, if your spouse is adamant about divorce, in my opinion it is better to make the best of it rather than try to stop the divorce in court proceedings.