I have had one divorce in my 62 years of life. There was no infidelity, no children, no one was "wrong", we just drifted apart and did not have the skills to keep it together at the time. There was anger, a lot of anger. My wife had hired a very aggressive attorney and was going for the jugular. I called a judge friend of mine and he recommended a very aggressive lawyer for me also. During the first and last meeting we had, the lawyer actually said "Don't worry, we will f... the b........" my stomach turned, i thought i was going to throw up in his office. I realized how out of hand and crazy it was to try to harm the best female friend i ever had in my life, my wife of nine years. I married her for several reasons and one being that she was such a wonderful woman, and still is. Unfortunately i felt we needed a divorce. I did not need to harm or destroy my wife nor did i need to drag out a long and costly fight. I expressed clearly Diane my needs and feelings which was that i needed protection from my wife's throat cutting attorney and i wanted a fair outcome with the least amount of damage to both parties. Although the judge was a bit of a weenie at times, Diane remained steadfast , sticking to principal and not getting lost in drawn out personality conflicts. She was earning more money than i was and did give me a bill at the end, it was not free nor cheap, and i did pay in United Staes Dollars. I am so eternally grateful to Diane for her service, especially in disregarding my temper flares during this painful process. She kept her sight on the goal, a fair divorce for both parties. She allowed our marriage to end with as minimal damage to all. Only through Diane was I capable of consummating a divorce from my best friend with the respect and aloha the relationship deserved........Thank You Diane
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