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\u201cCan there ever be the good divorce?  A laying down of arms.  Sanguine recognition that not all divorce is failure.  Simply some marriages are finite.  Why do we place so much weight on the idea that things must last?<\/em>
Surely what constitutes a successful relationship is knowing when it is over.  Being brave enough to call time.  The desire of two people who have spent their lives together, good lives together, who are not willing to throw it all away for a few months of pain. <\/em>
Isn\u2019t that what also constitutes a good divorce?  One where memories are left to exist untainted, where children are guided through the storm, where two people can say we did it well, we took care of one another even if the marriage is no more.<\/em>
Be brave. Don\u2019t be afraid.  Who knows what you might find on the other side?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u2014The Split<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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So begins the final episode of the final season of The Split, a British drama that explores the concept of a \u201cgood divorce.\u201d As a divorce lawyer, I tend to avoid television shows that focus on divorce, often because many shows try to find humor in divorce, or try to make this incredibly complex process \u2018simple.\u2019\u00a0 As our divorce and family law clients know too well, this process is never simple. But The Split, in its emotionally poignant, relatable, and touching way, demonstrates that there can be a \u201cgood divorce.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What a \u201cgood divorce\u201d means is open to interpretation.  On The Split, we follow the lives of a beautiful, loving, intact couple who, through a series of life transitions over the three few seasons, find their marriage fractured.  We share in the characters\u2019 love, their confusion, their regret, their confidence, their fear, and their transformation.  Some days, we want them to reconcile; others, we want them to leave. Anyone grappling with the decision whether to divorce, or whether to leave a partner, knows the repeating cycle of the painful back-and-forth only too well.  As viewers of The Split, we share in their confusion and their disappointment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recommend this beautiful show for anyone contemplating divorce or anyone who has been through a divorce.  I recommend this show to fellow divorce lawyers who strive to offer clients a \u201cgood divorce.\u201d  I recommend this show to anyone searching for the definition of a \u201cgood divorce,\u201d or striving to design a \u201cgood divorce\u201d for themselves and their children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cBe brave. Don\u2019t be afraid.  Who knows what you might find on the other side?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\u2014The Split<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Watch the show on Hulu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cCan there ever be the good divorce?  A laying down of arms.  Sanguine recognition that not all divorce is failure.  Simply some marriages are finite.  Why do we place so much weight on the idea that things must last?Surely what constitutes a successful relationship is knowing when it is over.  Being brave enough to call … <\/p>\n

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