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Like an attorney, a coach is a professional who is there when you need them. You may go for a period where you don’t have many questions, but there will be periods during the divorce where you will have many questions, and want to talk with your coach on a daily basis. It’s nice to know your divorce coach is there when you need him/her, as opposed to having questions and spending hours online searching for answers. 4. A coach is cheaper than hiring an attorney Any professional will cost money. There’s a difference between retaining an attorney for $5,000 and having to replenish that retainer when it runs out until your divorce is over, which can take more than one year and hiring a divorce coach to help guide you and answer questions as you represent yourself. Every coach has their own rates, but because they are not writing letters, making phone calls to other attorneys and the court and not representing you in court appearances, the investment will be much less than an attorney. 5. Divorce is too difficult to go at it alone. Be honest…do you really want to represent yourself without an attorney and a divorce coach? It’s understandable if you don’t have the thousands of dollars to retain an attorney. But, unless you are extremely savvy and confident in your abilities to go to c