Can I Stop Or Delay My Divorce Until My Spouse Comes To His Senses?

Karen Covy, a divorce lawyer in Chicago, answers:

If your spouse wants a divorce, you can make the process take longer and you can make it cost more, but you can’t stop it.

What you have to remember is that the only person you can control is yourself. If your spouse is willing to work on your marriage, then you may still have a chance to save it. However, if your spouse has already decided that he’s done, and he isn’t interested in going to counseling or working to save your marriage, the chances are that he is not going to “come to his senses” no matter how long you wait.

Karen Covy is a lawyer, mediator, educator and the author of When Happily Ever After Ends: How to Survive Your Divorce Emotionally, Financially, and Legally.