Having been in the organizing business for over 13 years, many recently divorced clients have called me for help. I have helped many of them during and after the divorce process.
Clients who call during the divorce process need help finding and organizing all the paperwork required during the discovery process as the amount of paperwork needed is overwhelming. Most of my clients are stuck because while they are trying to find all these papers, they are busy with work and taking care of their children. It is a very difficult and emotional time.
I work with the paper and most of the time I classify it by dates, types and really what the lawyer asks for. I find and classify to make it easier for my client. They feel a relief when what they need is in sight and can be obtained.
Clients who call after divorce want to talk about getting their living space back. Now that the divorce is final and the other party has walked away with what they want, my clients are usually left with a mess. Boxes and containers are opened and shuffled around while the other party retrieves what they want, and typically those boxes and containers are left open and unorganized. My customers want to know what they have and what to do with it so they can find those items in the future.
We start by looking at each space and deciding what my client wants that space to look like now. We tackle one space at a time. During the process, my clients make decisions about what stays and what works for them. This will be a new space made to fit your lifestyle now. Sometimes children are involved, so consider what they will need and what will be transported to and from each visit to the other parents’ home.
As we make each room a new space, we make sure that items left in the other are set aside and returned to you so as not to cause unnecessary disputes.
A client who wanted to start over with all new Christmas decorations and make new traditions, so all of the Christmas decorations that were left were donated. Another client needed help finding ways to have a better space for her teenage stuff.
Every divorce is different and it is always difficult. Organizing the new space removes a lot of hard feelings and helps those involved move on.