Getting Ready for Divorce Litigation: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Most people do not plan to end up in litigation.

They imagine resolution through conversation, mediation, or compromise.
They assume that if they are reasonable, the process will stay manageable.

Then something shifts.
Positions harden.
Communication breaks down.
And suddenly, litigation is no longer theoretical.

At that moment, fear often takes over.
Not because court is unfamiliar, but because no one has explained what it actually requires from the person living inside it.

Litigation is not just a legal process.
It is a personal one.

Preparing for it means more than hiring an attorney.
It means understanding what you will be asked to carry, emotionally and practically, along the way.