How to Ask for a Divorce: A Script for the Hardest Conversation of Your Life
By Katie VandenBerg, CDC Certified Divorce Coach® | Focused Forward Quick Answer: How to Ask for a Divorce: The most effective way to ask for
January 28, 2026
Katie makes her life as a Divorce Coach in Central Illinois surrounded by river valleys and prairie. Her days are spent helping her divorce clients, working with her tenants, tending to her gardens, hiking as often as possible, spending time on her pottery wheel and loving her family.
By Katie VandenBerg, CDC Certified Divorce Coach® | Focused Forward Quick Answer: How to Ask for a Divorce: The most effective way to ask for
Quick Answer: While the court rarely punishes cheating with “moral” judgments, how an affair affects divorce is very real in three areas: Dissipation of Assets
By Katie VandenBerg, CDC Certified Divorce Coach® | Focused Forward Quick Answer: An effective Illinois divorce strategy requires more than just hiring counsel; it demands
By Katie VandenBerg, CDC Certified Divorce Coach® | Focused Forward Planning for life after divorce requires dual preparation: building your ideal outcome while preparing for
Updated June 2025 Over five years ago, I had a revelation that changed my life—and the lives of more than 100 clients since. I learned
