Private Divorce Strategy & Mediation — Avoid Court, Protect What You’ve Built, and Move Forward With Clarity

For accomplished individuals navigating complex, high-stakes divorce, Better Divorce Academy offers a smarter, more private path — one grounded in strategy, financial awareness, and emotional steadiness.

Most divorces never reach a courtroom.

✔ Credentialed ADR Family Mediator
✔ Certified High-Conflict Divorce Coach
✔ #1 Bestselling Author of Better Divorce Blueprint
✔ Trusted by Professionals, Business Owners, and Long-Term Couples

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When Divorce Becomes Inevitable, How You Navigate It Changes Everything

You may be lying awake wondering:

  • Will this destroy me financially?
  • Will the court control my future?
  • Will conflict consume what remains of our family?
  • Will anyone truly understand the complexity of what I’m facing?

Take a breath.

Most divorces never need to become courtroom battles.

With the right strategy — early — it is possible to protect your assets, your children, your privacy, and your peace of mind.

Divorce is not just a legal event.

It is a life transition that deserves thoughtful navigation.

👉 And you do not have to walk it blindly.

Start With a Private Strategy Session
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A Smarter Path Forward — The Better Divorce Method™

Step 1 — Strategic Preparation

Before decisions are made, we clarify risks, priorities, and protections — financial, emotional, and practical.

Step 2 — Private, Guided Resolution

Through mediation and structured dialogue, we help couples avoid unnecessary litigation whenever possible.

Step 3 — Dignified Transition

You emerge informed, prepared, and positioned for the next chapter of your life.

Divorce handled intelligently is not destruction.
It is restructuring.

This Is For You If…

  • You’ve been in a long-term marriage with shared assets
  • You want to avoid a prolonged court battle
  • You value privacy and discretion
  • Children are involved and their wellbeing matters deeply
  • You or your spouse own a business or substantial investments
  • You want to make decisions from clarity — not panic

If you are seeking aggressive courtroom warfare, traditional litigation may be the better path.

But if you are seeking intelligent resolution…
You are exactly where you should be.

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Protecting Your Financial Future Starts Earlier Than Most People Realize

Rushed decisions during divorce can alter retirement, real estate holdings, business interests, and generational wealth.

Strategic preparation helps prevent costly mistakes before they happen.

This is not about winning or losing.

It is about protecting the life you have worked hard to build.

Protect What Matters Most

Guidance Rooted in Experience — Not Theory

Paulette Rigo is not only a Credentialed ADR Family Mediator and Certified High-Conflict Divorce Coach…

She has personally navigated one of the most complex divorce journeys imaginable — including trial and appellate court.

That lived experience shapes every client conversation.

Combined with decades of professional work helping individuals avoid unnecessary legal battles, Paulette brings rare depth, calm leadership, and strategic insight to every case.

Featured:

🏆 #1 Bestselling Author — Better Divorce Blueprint
🎙 Host — Better Divorce Podcast
🧭 Trusted advisor to individuals navigating high-stakes marital transitions

When the terrain is unfamiliar…

Experience matters.

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Court Is Not the Only Way Forward

Litigation often increases conflict, drains financial resources, and places deeply personal decisions into the hands of a judge.

Court LitigationPrivate Mediation
PublicGreater discretion
ExpensiveReduced financial strain
SlowFaster resolution
Judge decidesMore control

There is another way.

Many intelligent couples choose it.

You Don’t Have to Be Fearless — Only Willing to Be Guided

Divorce can feel overwhelming.

But clarity changes everything.

When you understand your options…

When you move from reaction to strategy…

When you feel supported rather than alone…

The path forward becomes steadier.

You deserve thoughtful guidance during one of life’s most significant transitions.

Before You Hire Attorneys… Give Yourself the Advantage of Strategy

The earliest decisions in divorce often carry the greatest consequences.

Begin with a confidential conversation designed to help you understand your options and protect what matters most.

Schedule Your Confidential Divorce Strategy Session

Private. Discreet. Judgment-free.

Better Divorce Academy is not about ending marriages. It is about protecting futures.

Divorce handled with intelligence can preserve dignity, financial stability, parental relationships, and emotional wellbeing.

And sometimes…

the smartest step you take is simply beginning with the right guide.

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I won the lottery in divorce.

I am the .001%

97% of divorce does not go to trial  and of the 3% that do go to trial only 1% of that 3% goes to the appellate court!

Well, that was ME.

I personally endured an 8.5 year fully litigated case that included a 12 day trial that took place over 9 months and after all that living hell…(please excuse my french)

there was a FOUR year state supreme appellate court process.

It cost a TON of money, years of my life tied up in court and it nearly destroyed me and my family.

the funny thing during this time I could barely help myself but time and time again other’s reached out to ME for help..

I called my attorney Marty (gutta remember I was born in Boston)

and told him what happening.

I asked him if I should go to law school…
he smiled and said you know Paulette you think like a judge act like a lawyer and feel like a therapist you owe it to give back and help people you my dear have experienced what 99% of people never will… that experience gives you the depth and the breath of the entire divorce process

Full Circle

my personal experience gave me the awareness, skills and strength to help countless others facing mediation, divorce, antagonistic litigation and ever-changing family dynamics.

It drove me to do a tremendous amount of education, training, internship, mentoring and certification and create Better Divorce Academy, author the #1 best selling book, workbook, and the 8-module self-paced course: Better Divorce Blueprint and host The Better Divorce Podcast.

With my team of experts, we blend private mediation with Certified Divorce Coaching to help you stay in control, make wise decisions, and maintain your dignity.

I’m here to transform divorce and create an optimal experience for YOU.

The one I didn’t have 😟

but you can.