The Amicable Divorce Network focuses on providing content and information to people before, during or after divorce about how and why to keep their divorce low conflict, child centered and efficient. Learn from today's top experts on all the issues that impact people going through divorce as they discuss these topics with Amicable Divorce Network founder, Tracy Ann Moore-Grant.
Why the Court System Is Destroying Families And What to Do Instead | with Joerika Stitt
In this episode of the Amicable Divorce Network Podcast, host Tracy Ann Moore-Grant sits down with Joerika Stitt, Illinois-based attorney, certified mediator, and collaborative divorce professional, for one of the most honest conversations we've had about what traditional litigation actually does to families and why there is a better way.
Joerika brings a perspective that is truly one of a kind. Before becoming a lawyer, she spent nearly a decade as a psychiatric social worker. She then built her legal career at Prairie State Legal Services doing legal aid work for domestic violence survivors. And then she went through a decade-long divorce herself. She has seen this system from every possible angle, and what she has to say about it will stop you in your tracks.
In this episode you'll learn:
Why Joerika's own divorce lasted 10 years — and what she wishes she had known going in
How the court system is structurally designed to be adversarial, and why that is actively harmful to families
What a "status hearing" actually is, why you keep having them, and why your lawyer bills you every single time
How lawyers can — intentionally or not — create and escalate conflict between parties
Why even "winning" in court often leaves clients emotionally and financially depleted
The real timeline and cost difference between a litigated divorce and an out-of-court process
Why AI-generated divorce agreements almost never hold up in court
What limited scope representation is and how it can help if you can't afford full representation
💻 Work with Joerika at joerika.com
🌐 Find Joerika and other vetted Illinois professionals at amicabledivorcenetwork.com
🌐 Check your state's divorce waiting period at divorceamicably.com
📧 Connect with ADN directly at info@amicabledivorcenetwork.com (mailto:info@amicabledivorcenetwork.com)
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25 Aug 2026
Stop Surviving Divorce and Start Rebuilding Your Life with Nicole Comis
In this episode of the Amicable Divorce Network Podcast, host Tracy Ann Moore-Grant sits down with ADN board member, coaching chair, and certified life coach Nicole Comis for an honest, hopeful conversation about what comes after divorce — and how to stop reacting to life and start intentionally creating it.
Nicole works with people at every stage of the divorce journey, but her real passion is helping people on the other side — the ones who have made it through and are now asking the question nobody prepared them for: who am I now, and what do I actually want?
This is one of the most human episodes we've recorded. If you're feeling stuck, scared, resentful, or just not sure what's next — this one is for you.
In this episode you'll learn:
Why forgiveness is not about the other person — it's about freeing yourself
How "marinating" in anger and resentment keeps you in partnership with your pain instead of your future
The difference between a life coach, divorce coach, health coach, and business coach — and which one you actually need
Why the best decisions in divorce come from vision and values, not fear and scarcity
The Whole 30 mindset lesson that will change how you think about your divorce journey
How to identify the "negative advocates" in your life — even when they love you deeply
Why simply making one phone call to a coach could change everything
💻 Work with Nicole at nicolecomis.com — free discovery sessions available
🌐 Find Nicole and other vetted coaches at amicabledivorcenetwork.com
🌐 Divorce resources for clients at divorceamicably.com
👉 If this episode spoke to you, share it with someone who needs a reminder that their best chapter hasn't been written yet.
6 Jul 2026
A Paralegal's Top Tips for Saving Time, Money & Sanity Through Divorce | with Cassi Brown
In this episode of the Amicable Divorce Network Podcast, host Tracy Ann Moore-Grant sits down with ADN board member, amicable ambassador, and certified family law paralegal Cassi Brown for a candid, practical conversation about what really goes on behind the scenes of your divorce case and exactly what you can do to make the process smoother, faster, and less expensive.
Cassi brings seven and a half years of strictly family law paralegal experience to the table, and she's seen it all.
The banker's box dumped on the desk, the client who posts vacation photos while claiming financial hardship, and the 20 phone calls a week that have nothing to do with the case. She's sharing her top five tips so you don't have to learn the hard way.
Find Cassi Brown in the ADN Member Directory under Georgia at amicabledivorcenetwork.com (http://amicabledivorcenetwork.com/)
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We're talking to Lisa Johnson - Identifying & Dealing with Legal Abuse
Published 12 Jun 2024 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And one thing I would say, just in my legal experience, as an attorney, is I would have to be educating the judges about legal abuse. I would say that that is not well known to judges. It sounds like you were able to find some literature from another state. You had a great judge assigned to your case, but it is an education to the judges. Don't assume that they will identify legal abuse or that they will know what it is or that they will call it legal abuse or know how to handle it. And I think you really have to handfold judges on this topic because it is a rather new -ish area that we're seeing people actually recognize as an abuse. […]
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