It is important to remember that the court or attorneys are primarily interested in ending the case as soon as possible, preferably at the first hearing. This will not always benefit the aggrieved spouse. Often, only the arguments that can be raised in a divorce case (e.g., regarding the adjudication of guilt for marital breakdown, spousal maintenance, restriction of parental authority over a child) can induce the other party to make concessions that are favorable to us, such as making a division of property, moving out of the apartment, establishing fair child or spousal maintenance. The divorce case is the only time to raise these issues, later at a case such as property division it will be too late to do so.
