From my perspective divorce has two key components - the emotional side and the financial side.
When leaving my marriage of 23 years, I sought joy and an ease in my life that was not often available. I entered the divorce proceeding with an initial objective; healing the overwhelming emotions of loss, while moving forward with grace.
And then things got complicated.
I discovered my former husband had hidden marital assets from me for decades. His near legendary, deceptive strategies during the divorce proceeding required a 2 year battle.
My former husband owns at least 4 businesses, 15 banking/investment accounts and more than 30 parcels of real estate including rental income on most properties. To settle my divorce fairly required an experienced knowledge of commercial banking, real estate finance, and intricate attempts to hide assets.
Within 6 weeks and headed toward a trial, my initial counsel withdrew from my divorce case overnight. Tim Conlon dissected the property settlement agreement proposed by the opposing counsel, noting a significant inequity of $998,000 and agreed to take my case immediately.
I needed to know I had not been taken advantage of by my former husband. TJC.ESQ uses advanced technology for accumulating asset data and calculating the value. I felt included in the process and frequently received education regarding particulars for which I was unfamiliar. The on-line system allowed me to “see” the marital estate. On the first instance of reviewing the marital estate Tim uploaded and projected on wall a spread sheet providing a detailed description of all assets and their values.
To manage the details of the divorce in rapid speed required the additional skills of “people management.” Tim quashed my former husband’s hostile, and inflammatory temperament with ease. Tim flipped my the extreme domination of the divorce proceeding into a defensive negotiating posture. In observance of his tactical skill I felt in control of the outcome of my divorce for the for the first time since initiating the dissolve of my marriage.
Based on the firm’s ability to manage critical asset details though technology, Tim’s experience with finance and managing difficult spouses, Tim re-wrote my property settlement and skillfully led my husband to a settlement agreement in clear language for which I could understand and was 1/3 more than proposed by the opposing counsel.
As a survivor of a two year lengthy and highly contested divorce I am grateful Tim Conlon shares my belief - ‘begin again, don’t look back’ - to do so you can not feel you have been taken advantage and without a fair division of marital assets you may not be able to activate a plan for rebuilding the joyful life you deserve.