If your marriage has been defined by conflict, whether that’s shouting matches or long stretches of icy silence, you’ve probably already drawn a conclusion about how it will end: badly, and in a courtroom. The logic feels airtight. If you and your spouse can’t agree on anything now, how could you possibly settle a divorce without a judge forcing the issue?
In Episode 67 of A Better Divorce Podcast, host Andrea Vacca, founder of Vacca Family Law Group, tackles one of the most common assumptions about high-conflict divorce: that it has to end in court.
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July 09, 2026