About About The Smart Divorce What Is A Smart Divorce Biography Meet The Divorce Expert Deborah Moskovitch Divorce Consulting Divorce Consulting How The Process Works What Clients Say The Book The Upcoming Book Reviews Look Inside The Book Speaking Speaking Appearances Speaking Topics Media Media Backgrounder head: Welcome Divorce is an extremely challenging time in your life. It does not have to be a legal, financial or emotional nightmare. The Smart Divorce(TM) provides consulting services for individuals involved in a divorce. This unique process helps you move efficiently and effectively through the practicalities and process of divorce while significantly reducing the complexity, costs and time involved in ending a marriage. By providing the tools and strategies to make better informed decisions for you and your children, The Smart Divorce helps you move forward with focus, hope, and confidence. Sidebar Menu: What Is The Smart Divorce head: About The Smart Divorce sidebar or box: Be SMART about your divorce. State your goals and objectives at the beginning. Make sure these are realistic. Maximize your information and knowledge base. Avoid reacting to your emotions. Retain the best possible divorce team your budget allows. Treat your divorce as a business transaction. The Smart Divorce was founded by Deborah Moskovitch who experienced a challenging divorce. She went on a personal quest to better understand the divorce process to determine if the emotional, financial and legal costs could be managed more effectively. She conducted over 100 extensive interviews across North America, gathering advice and insights from the best and brightest family law attorneys, therapists, parenting and financial experts, as well as many individuals who went through the divorce process to understand what makes for a "smart divorce." The Smart Divorce is one very smart approach for individuals going through divorce who want to sharpen their judgment, boost their confidence and save time, money, and their skin. This invaluable consulting process helps individuals to focus on what they need to do to get through both the process and practical necessities of divorce. The Smart Divorce is not a substitute for the important roles of lawyer or therapist and provides a complementary resource. Many lawyers, family therapists, mediators and financial experts appreciate the value and integrity of The Smart Divorce and refer their clients because our practical, goal-oriented process helps individuals to focus and to work more effectively with their divorce team. If you are in a divorce process, contemplating the end of your marriage, or concerned about child custody or co-parenting decisions, take a few moments to explore The Smart Divorce process. We think you will be glad you did. Sidebar Menu: About The Smart Divorce head: What Is A Smart Divorce copy: Going through a separation and divorce can be stressful. When you step into the divorce legal system, you enter an unknown world. You may not be familiar with the divorce process, the various options and the questions to ask. Suddenly, your control is within the hands of divorce lawyers, judges and other experts. If you do not understand what you are getting into, and if you find it difficult to separate your "legal divorce" from your "emotional divorce," the outcome can leave you and your family disillusioned. A Smart Divorce is one that empowers you to strategize and think smart about your divorce, manage the practicalities and process of ending the marriage, overcome your barriers and fears of the future, and face your future with focus and confidence. The Smart Divorce process will help you to: understand the "emotional divorce" versus the "legal divorce" treat your divorce as a business transaction understand the various divorce dispute resolutions available interview and choose the right divorce attorney for you build and work more effectively with your divorce team understand what the law can and cannot do for you make informed decisions minimize the financial, legal and emotional stress Sidebar Menu: How The Process Works head: Divorce Consulting copy: The Smart Divorce helps individuals as they navigate through the complex process of divorce. The Smart Divorce consulting provides a practical process that helps individuals to strategize their approach to divorce and to work effectively with your lawyer and other divorce experts to reduce the complexity and costs. Clients will know what to expect, be better prepared, and move forward with confidence. Some of the specific objectives of The Smart Divorce consulting are to help you: Understand the divorce dispute resolutions available Interview and choose the right divorce lawyer Ask the right questions of legal counsel and experts Know what financial and background information to bring to your lawyer Organize and manage your divorce file Assess what experts you might want to add to your divorce team Access referrals to lawyers, therapists, mediators, accountants and financial experts, organizations, literature Cope with the emotional turmoil Map out goals, needs and concepts to move forward with your life Sidebar Menu: Divorce Consulting head: How the Process Works The Smart Divorce is a one-on-one, task-and-results-oriented consulting process offered by Deborah Moskovitch. Sessions are between 60 to 120 minutes, conducted in person or by telephone, and billed at $90 per hour. The duration of sessions (one or two sessions, weeks, or months) is tailored to your needs and budget. Acting as your divorce consultant, strategic partner, and sounding board, Deborah helps you to assess and understand the various divorce options, to be clear with your counsel and divorce team, and to make smart, informed decisions to protect the best interests of your children and yourself. In her role as a Divorce Consultant, Deborah Moskovitch does not offer specific legal or therapeutic advice or advocate any one specific option for obtaining your divorce. The Smart Divorce consulting is not therapy or legal advise or a replacement for these very important roles. Please contact Deborah Moskovitch at deborah@thesmartdivorce.com for a confidential discussion on how divorce consulting might benefit you. heading: What Clients Say You provided much guidance to help me become better informed for my next steps with my lawyer and family mediator. The research and letter you prepared for me were very useful. I would highly recommend to anyone going through a divorce that they meet with you as soon as they can. Brenda M. in Toronto I called two lawyers and spoke with their assistants about a consultation. They were very impressed with the type of questions I had asked and mentioned that I had done my homework. I have you to thank for that! Craig T. in Oshawa Deborah explained how the legal system worked, how to ask for answers from my lawyers, organize my bills, and take control of my new life. She was very positive and made me feel that I could do it! I recommend her to everyone going through separation and divorce. Lisa L. in Toronto You really helped me to work with my lawyer more cost effectively. You provided me with questions, direction, and a fresh approach to my divorce. I loved the way you helped me to organize my files and finances. Judi B. in Vancouver head: Meet The Divorce Expert: Deborah Moskovitch photo: Include head shot photo copy: Deborah Moskovitch is the creator and facilitator of The Smart Divorce consulting service, and author of the upcoming book, Splitsville. Deborah experienced a challenging divorce. It took over seven years to close her divorce file. Using her experience, as well as insights that she has garnered from leading divorce attorneys, therapists, and other experts across North America she has now become an expert in helping people to be smart about the divorce process. Her experience and over 100 interviews across North America with leaders in the divorce arena have provided the knowledge and information for her consulting practice and upcoming book. She is acting as a divorce consultant, helping people choose their attorneys, strategize their approach to divorce, and deal with the negative emotions that can make divorce worse than it has to be. Her goal is to help people manage the divorce process in a healthier, less painful way. In addition, she is developing a profile locally for her approach and philosophy on dealing with divorce. Deborah, with university degrees in economics and business administrative studies, is a marketing professional with experience in the financial-services industry and market research. In addition to her work, she is involved with her children's schools and community service work. She lives in Toronto with her children. Her unique educational background, professional skills and energetic personality deliver a combination of talent and practical wisdom that is often in demand. Deborah has appeared on numerous television programs and is also available for speaking engagements. Sidebar Menu: Reviews Look Inside The Book head: About The Book subhead Splitsville subhead: A Survivor of Divorce Shows You How to Save Time, Money - and Your Skin subhead: Includes Strategies and Practical Advice from Over 80 Top Divorce Attorneys and Experts subhead: by Deborah Moskovitch copy: It wasn't the seven-year itch that nearly got her. It was a seven-year divorce, one that came close to ruining her emotional and financial health. But Deborah Moskovitch, a mother of three young children, survived. Now, through speaking, acting as a divorce consultant, and writing this book, she is helping others save time, trouble, and money on their way to a smart divorce and a better life. Besides sharing her own knowledge and experience, Deborah has gathered the insights and tips of over 80 leading divorce attorneys, therapists, and other experts. In Splitsville, Moskovitch and her advisory team take people facing divorce through a clear, step-by-step process to boost their confidence and sharpen their judgment. They begin by helping them separate "the emotional divorce" from "the legal divorce" - keeping their emotions from overwhelming their judgment and causing the experience to be more difficult than it needs to be. Splitsville shows readers what the law can and can't do, giving them realistic expectations right from the outset. The book does not offer specific legal advice, but rather discusses divorce in broad terms to help people make more informed decisions and avoid bad decisions. Splitsville helps readers understand all the divorce options, including negotiation, mediation, arbitration, collaborative family law, and litigation, showing them the pros and cons of each. It also assists readers in understanding the emotional side of divorce and how to move forward in a healthier way, making the divorce process easier to comprehend and less painful as one becomes entrenched in the reality of adjusting to a new life. sidebar menu: The Upcoming Book Look Inside The Book head: Reviews What Attorneys and Mental Health Professionals Are Saying About Splitsville copy: "I really applaud what you are trying to do . . . your book could be of immense benefit to a lot of people and if it helps to alleviate some of the suffering in this world, you've done a wonderful thing." Dr. Dan Baker in Tucson "At the beginning of a divorce, many parents feel frightened and alone. Few realize how much help is available or that th