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When people have spent decades building a successful business, professional reputation, or family legacy, the last thing they want is to expose deeply personal matters in a public forum. — Carla Calabrese 63 A t Calabrese Budner, that support often extends beyond the legal process itself. "Divorce is rarely just a legal problem," Calabrese says. "Clients may need a therapist, a financial advisor, a banker, a realtor, an apartment locator, an estate planning attorney, or a life coach. We help connect them with trusted professionals because our job is not just to get someone divorced. Our job is to help them move forward." Children often benefit the most. Long after a divorce is finalized, parents often continue sharing birthdays, graduations, weddings, grandchildren, and family milestones. The collaborative process helps lay the groundwork for those future interactions, although that's not a prerequisite. Divorce is still divorce, and some spouses simply need to move on, but having the benefit of a Collaborative Divorce better prepares them for Divorce Day 2. After more than three decades of practicing family law, Calabrese remains convinced that the best divorce is not necessarily the one someone wins. It's the one they survive with their relationships, finances, privacy, and future intact. "Divorce changes your life," she says. "But it doesn't have to destroy it. With the right team, the right process, and the right support, there can be healing, growth, and a meaningful next chapter waiting on the other side." Carla Calabrese calabresebudner.com | 214.939.3000