My Own Austin Divorce Story
My husband of 13 years and I divorced a few years ago. We knew that we didn’t want to go through the traditional model of divorce and tear each other apart while trying to inflict as much damage as possible. In particular, we wanted to protect our two young sons. We were willing to do as much as possible to keep them out of the crosshairs.
I have to credit my Austin divorce lawyer for helping guide me through the process. After talking to several attorneys, I hired Cristi Trusler and frankly, I don’t know what I would have done without her.
As I said, we knew we didn’t want to handle our divorce the same way that you see people doing it on TV. Fortunately, Cristi had a lot of experience with collaborative divorce and after she explained how it worked and how it was different, I was convinced. One of the things that she told me that still sticks with me to this day was, “Even if the two of you are no longer married, you are going to have to be parents together for the rest of your lives.” That single statement made me realize that we had to get through the divorce without coming out of the other side despising each other.
My husband found his lawyer from a list of collaboratively trained attorneys that Cristi gave me. During the process, we all worked together as a team to find solutions that met each of our needs and I’m thrilled to say that while my former husband and I are no longer married, we are still friends… and we have two very happy sons.