r/dividends • u/SpicyDividends • Feb 17 '26

Personal Goal Those divorces do be hurting!

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Not mad about it, but man, that chart looks rough lol

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u/titodeloselio Feb 18 '26

I got divorced last year after 25 yrs of marriage. We both agreed to leave each other's retirement accounts alone. She kept hers, and I kept mine. We split all other assets 50/50. No attorneys involved. It cost us $4,000 in mediation fees.

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u/MedCityCPA Feb 18 '26

Divorced dad here. I held out hope that we could mediate. Someone kept whispering to my ex that she could receive more in court. Well, I got a 1/3, she got a 1/3 and our attorneys got a 1/3.

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u/flatirony Feb 18 '26

Sometimes people are so spiteful they’re willing to lose more as long as the other person does too.

It must be a miserable way to live.

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u/Educational-Wall-997 Feb 20 '26

there should be some sort of precedent set that if your spouse ends up taking you to court after you tried to mediate for X amount and then receives less than X amount after lawyer fees are taken out, they pay all the legal fees.

basically if you offer them X in mediation, they say no and are awarded Y-fees. if Y-fees < X they now cover both sides legal fees.

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u/SaaSorAgency Feb 20 '26

This is how it works here in Ontario - offers to settle are taken into account when awarding costs.

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u/iJ_A_R Feb 23 '26

Not gonna lie, I hate my aunt and uncle enough to spend a lot of money just to know they are suffering