The holidays bring up memories, emotions, and traditions. They can also shine a bright light on the changes you’re facing during divorce. When you’re beginning this process, one of the most important questions you can ask yourself is simple:
“How do I want my holidays to feel next year?”
For high-net-worth families in Palm Beach County, the holidays often involve travel, second homes, extended family, adult children returning from different states, and carefully built traditions. Whether you have young children, grown children, or no children at all, how you structure your divorce today will shape every future holiday season.
Picture Holiday Season #1: The Collaborative Future
Imagine yourself one year from now.
You’re sitting in your home, surrounded by family who feel comfortable being there. Your children—minor or adult—don’t feel pressure to pick sides, hide their feelings, or worry about conflicts. Your holiday schedule was planned months in advance. Everyone knows where they will be and when. No tension. No last-minute changes.
You and your former spouse communicate respectfully. You set boundaries, but you aren’t at war.
This is the outcome that Collaborative Divorce is designed to create.
It allows you to preserve relationships, maintain privacy, protect your financial stability, and ensure that the holiday season remains a time of connection—not conflict.
Picture Holiday Season #2: The Litigation Future
Now picture a different version.
You’re preparing for a holiday dinner, but your phone keeps buzzing. Your former spouse is arguing about travel. An emergency motion has been filed because someone wants to switch days. A judge—not you—will decide where your children spend Christmas Eve.
Your adult children are uncomfortable coming to gatherings because they feel caught in the middle. Your extended family is divided. The stress of litigation didn’t end with the divorce decree—it continues into every holiday season.
In a litigated divorce, “winning” in court often comes at the cost of long-term family peace. And your holidays are where that cost becomes clearest.
Your Future Holidays Start With the Choices You Make Now
You have the power to choose the story you want to live next year.
A Collaborative Divorce is not about giving up your rights. It’s about using a structured, respectful process to protect what matters most:
- Your children’s well-being
- Your extended family relationships
- Your financial security
- Your peace of mind
When you choose collaboration, you are choosing a future where your holidays feel stable and warm—even in a new chapter of your life.
At Mindful Divorce, P.A., we help high-net-worth families in Palm Beach County build divorces that protect their relationships and reduce conflict.
We can help you create the holiday future you actually want.
Contact Mindful Divorce, P.A.: A Collaborative Divorce Law Firm in Palm Beach County, Florida by calling the phone number below or clicking the button below to schedule a divorce consultation.
