“Whatever you do, try to keep your divorce out of divorce court,” says Judge Roderic Duncan.   That seems like strange advice from a man who’s ruled on 25,000 divorce cases.

When a judge who’s spent years hearing divorce cases offers you advice about divorce, you should listen.  That’s just what Judge Roderic Duncan does in his book A Judge’s Guide to Divorce: Uncommon Advice from the Bench.  And what is the judge’s advice?  Stay out of divorce court.

Judge Duncan estimates he ruled on 25,000 cases as a divorce judge.  He’s also been divorced himself.  He understands that not every marriage will endure, and he’s not telling unhappy couples to stay married.  But he begins his book with the warning, “Whatever you do, try to keep your divorce out of divorce court.”   The first chapter cites several reasons that hiring a “bomber,” the term Judge Duncan uses for an aggressive divorce attorney, and suing your spouse for all the marbles is a very bad way to get divorced.

Check back soon for more details and a summary of his 6 main points.