Doing Divorce Right By Chief PeaceKeeper™ Scott Levin
Scott Levin is a divorce mediator, family law attorney, and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® based in San Diego, California. He is dedicated to helping couples resolve divorce outside of court, allowing them to maintain control of their future and protect what matters most.
Known as the Chief PeaceKeeper™, Scott is committed to reducing conflict, protecting children, and guiding families toward fair, practical, and lasting agreements. With over twenty years of experience in law, finance, and human dynamics, he offers a practical perspective that prioritizes clarity, efficiency, and long-term success instead of litigation.
The goal of each episode is to provide you with expert insights, strategies, and real-life stories to help couples and parents navigate divorce and co-parenting thoughtfully, respectfully, and cost-effectively. He simplifies complex legal and financial issues into clear, actionable guidance and demonstrates how mediation can help families avoid the stress, expense, and uncertainty of litigation.
Each episode features conversations with a diverse range of guests, including professionals and individuals with firsthand experience, who share valuable perspectives, lessons, and creative solutions for managing conflict and moving forward.
If you are seeking a better approach to divorce, whether to avoid court, protect your financial future, or build a strong co-parenting foundation, this podcast offers the tools, insights, and guidance to help you move forward with confidence.
Doing Divorce Right By Chief PeaceKeeper™ Scott Levin
Friends Don't Let Friends Fight Dirty Divorces
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In this short but powerful episode, I share a real-life moment I overheard while standing in line at a youth sporting event. A woman was confiding in her friend about her impending divorce, venting frustration after frustration about her husband. What struck me most wasn’t just her pain, but her friend’s response—she didn’t offer comfort or perspective, she simply fueled the fire by adding more negativity. To me, that’s not friendship.
I believe true friends, neighbors, and loved ones should do better. If we really care about the people in our lives, we should encourage them to explore mediation before ever stepping foot in a courtroom. Divorce is already life-altering, and court battles only make it worse. In just four minutes, I share why guiding someone toward mediation is one of the most supportive, loving things we can do.
Thanks for listening and I hope you'll continue to learn more about how you can peacefully divorce.
As a divorce mediation attorney in California, Scott Levin helps couples figure out the settlement terms and draft enforceable settlement agreements so they can divorce fairly without needing to go to court. Obtain closure peacefully through an amicable divorce. process that protects families and kids.
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Scott Levin, attorney, mediator, CDFA®
Chief PeaceKeeper
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San Diego Divorce Mediation & Family Law
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Overheard Divorce Conversation
Speaker 1Hey guys, this is Scott Levin. I'm at the halftime of one of my kids' Pop Warner football game and I was just getting a hot dog for one of the other kids and I was in line at the. Uh, I was in line and these two young ladies were talking and apparently I just can't get away from divorce. So one of them was talking to the other about how they're just about to start the divorce process and she's really nervous and et cetera, et cetera. It is a very scary time, obviously, but, um, where the conversation went in the two minutes I was behind them was how evil her husband is and how he had a, you know, emotionally abuser and and monetarily and done X, y and Z, and you have no idea. And blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And you know what those things could be totally accurate. I have no idea.
Bad Advice From Friends
Speaker 1What I'm wanting to point out today is that her friend did her no favors. Her friend not only affirmed everything that she had to say, she was giving her lawyers names, she was texting friends. Hey, who did you use? She was encouraging a fight. And you know what, if you're a neighbor, if you're a friend, if you're a cousin, if you have someone that you care about come to you at a critical stage in their life and you encourage them to fight before they've tried something else, you are a bad friend. We have to be honest with people. You know guys like we can't. Just you know this is. These are real life decisions. Just you know, these are real life decisions. So let's assume that all the things that she said about him are true.
Speaker 1They'll be in a three year court battle. Who wants to be in a three year court battle with a jerk and an asshole? You know I take on cases that sometimes turn into fiascos and I have a couple of them right now and I'm trying my darndest to settle them and to get a fair and equitable agreement for everyone. But I'm trying my hardest. You don't know why. In part is because I want them out of my life. I don't want a jerk and a schmo in my life. You should not want your friend to be in a three-year court battle with someone. That is awful. It will be horrible. She will hate her life. It will be miserable.
The Case for Mediation
The Real Cost of Fighting
Speaker 1You know, if you're going to divorce, you're trying to get to a point in your life eventually where you're healed and you're recovered and you feel good about yourself and you are doing things that you want to do and none of that's going to happen if you are fighting in court for three, two, two, three years None of it. So you know, guys, if we're friends to each other, if we care about each other, we have to encourage peace. Tell them, hey, go see a mediator twice Shit, I'll pay for it. Okay, 500 bucks, what is it? Go see a mediator twice Shit, I'll pay for it. Okay, 500 bucks, what is it? Go see a mediator on Monday and then Friday. And then, if you guys, if nothing happens, I guarantee you, if that would have happened, they would have, you know, 50% of their divorce figured out. You know, like there's so much people agree on before they don't agree you have no idea how often I see it 50% of her life could be figured out. Next week, instead, she's going to be living with the unknown for the next two years and spending $175,000 maybe on legal fees each. It's just the same.
Speaker 1I was really disappointed in the lady Inspired me to kind of come in here for a second, going to get back out there. We're losing 21-3. But the other team is pretty darn good. But yeah, lee's out there. I never played football, so he's braver than me. All right, guys, take care. Bye-bye.
