I think it can easily be said that a divorce could be one of your worst moments in life.It certainly was for me.After 10 years of an abusive relationship with a narcissist I was ready to take my life back.The idea of divorce was so overwhelming to me it was hard to process where to even begin...who our college age daughter would live with, who takes the house, the debt the dogs.This is where Diane and her team of superheroes come in.I reached out to Diane and had an interview with her.One of the things that immediately grabbed my attention was that unlike other lawyers I had chatted with, she immediately saw the emotional side of things and seemed to understand that this was an incredibly hard choice for me.I was not taking my divorce lightly and neither was she.At this point, I was still hoping it might be possible to work through things, but I also was realistic that it was a long shot.Diane did not push me in any direction.She is a rare breed of lawyer that understands the emotions and yet can step back and advice that was in my best interest.In a divorce attorney this skill is invaluable.You're so emotional you need that attorney that can see why your emotional and deliver information and suggestions to you in a way that you can digest and understand what is emotional and what is in your future interest.My first call with Diane, she gave me some simple steps to get myself in a good place, so that if I did in fact choose to file for divorce, I would be in a position of truly understanding our household financial situation.She advised me on how to keep myself and my daughter safe.She also gave me contact information for a few other professionals that might assist me in my divorce.Three months later the choice was made, and I hired Diane and her team to represent me. Diane prepared me mentally, financially and emotionally for the road that lay ahead.She made it clear that my husband would more than likely play right out of the narcissist divorce play book.He would drag all skeletons out of the closet, make up things, try to disgrace me in the face of family and friends, and helped me anticipate what was headed my way and mentally prepare for this, so the tactics did not rattle me if they were employed.Boy was this good advice, I felt like I was always 10 steps ahead of my ex-husband and his lawyers through my entire divorce process, with Cherry Law on my side.My husband was extremely intimidated by Diane representing me.He immediately lawyered up as well.One of the things that impressed me most is early on, my husband's attorney tried to have mine removed from my case based upon a conflict of interest since he had met Diane before I ever filed for divorce.I had no idea this was happening as Ms. Cherry and her team simply handled it without ever mentioning it till later in our case.This is what I hired them for!They were my shield and sword in my divorce.This allowed me to get through my days and focus on rebuilding a life and taking care of my daughter and my mental health.Some attorneys would have looked at these attempts as a way to turn a profit, however not mine.Cherry Law rolled this into the initial cost of her services and simply billed it against my retainer and kept things moving.That saved me about three weeks of sleepless nights worrying over losing my lawyer.There was a time towards the end when her team notified me of every new development as we were nearing the end and I needed to be making decisions on a daily basis to try and bring the divorce to an end.Again, rare skills set to know when to include the client and when to handle the behind-the-scenes stuff that I didn't need to lose sleep over.Often communications would not come from Ms. Cherry directly but rather her staff, specifically Tamara or Elizabeth were assigned to my case.These two women are unbelievable at their jobs.They are experienced paralegals who not only do they do an amazing job in their communications, but they also charge a lower rate for their time, thus saving me money!Show me a lawyer that thinks about what her client is spending and how to save them money and well...I'll show you Diane Cherry.My divorce was finalized in a record 6 months! We never went to court, though my husband worked very hard to try to get us there.I received what I was hoping for and was able to start a new life.There was a time, near the end, I was so tired of the whole thing I just wanted it over and was ready to give in to my husband's unreasonable demands just to bring things to a close.Mrs. Cherry reached out to me and let me know "that is not a fair division of property, I know you are tired and want this done, but you need to have certain things to move to the next phase in life and don't want you regretting that you didn't stand firm on the property division." And man was she right; I would have kicked myself for not requesting those things.More than that, I kept my sanity and slept well at night knowing I was in the very best hands. read more
