Doing Divorce Right By Chief PeaceKeeper™ Scott Levin
Scott Levin is a divorce attorney and divorce financial expert who has dedicated his career to helping couples and parents resolve disputes through mediation so they stay out of court and stay in control. Protecting children is at the heart of Scott's work as a mediation divorce specialist. Scott shares tips and advice for couples and parents wanting to learn how to divorce amicably without going to court. As a family law attorney in San Diego, California, Scott has more than two decades of experience and stories and tales to share and an incredible array of unique and interesting guests that join him to share their own ideas and experiences. We discuss the benefits of divorce mediation and the reasons why couples navigating divorce should choose peace and opt for the mediation process as opposed to hiring divorce lawyers and entering the litigation battlefield. Known by colleagues and clients as the Chief PeaceKeeper™, Scott is the founder and managing partner of San Diego Divorce Mediation & Family Law, a firm with hundreds of 5 star reviews from couples who have benefitted from Scott's legal and financial expertise and caring approach over his many years in the field. Learn strategies to tackling divorce and co-parenting disputes through a team approach with Scott Levin.
Doing Divorce Right By Chief PeaceKeeper™ Scott Levin
Friends Don't Let Friends Fight Dirty Divorces
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
scottlevinmediation@gmail.com
858-255-1321
San Diego Divorce Mediation & Family Law
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Hey 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.
Speaker 1:What 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 1:They'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.
Speaker 1:You 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 1:I 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.
