Like so many others, Leslie experienced divorce as a child. Her parents divorced when she was fourteen and her mom immediately remarried. Due to their decree, her mom was forced to sell their family home. She had moved six times by the time she was eighteen. This experience left her angry, frustrated, and with the constant feeling of not being in control of her own life.
History repeated itself with her marriage. She got divorced when her boys were seven and ten. As a new-found single mother, she felt fiercely protective of her young boys and guilt-ridden for the upheaval that the divorce caused them.
She would have benefitted from a more collaborative approach to her divorce. Her attorney advised her on all the legal aspects as well as listening to her vent and make rash decisions, yet he was not a trained therapist, real estate agent, or financial expert, and her legal bills ran up quickly.
Knowing what she knows now, she is convinced that a team of trained professionals is what she needed to guide her through the process. This would have saved a lot of emotional and financial distress.
After these experiences, Leslie gradually became the “go-to” person for divorce among her friends seeking advice, and she vowed that she would find a way to make a difference. Her career has evolved into helping others through divorce real estate. Since then, she has had two more children, creating an incredibly close family.
