This maybe one of the saddest moment of your life, but you know you can’t help but get a divorce. Divorce can be very expensive if not taken seriously. Here are some of the mistakes you should avoid and steps you should take to get a divorce for a cheap price:

Communicate: Not communicating and not sharing information with your spouse or your lawyer can just make you end up paying more money for the legal work that it should take to get the divorce.

Get the right person or mediator: Those who favor collaborative law over mediation may worry that the mediator is not truly impartial. But some attorneys are concerned that if the husband and wife let their lawyers do all the talking, they will never really learn to negotiate on their own. And if you and your spouse don’t learn to negotiate, the likelihood that your settlement will last is greatly reduced.

Get the right way to separate the joint account: If your bank and other finances are originally put together with you spouse, it could be jeopardized if your former spouse defaults on payments, commits fraud, goes bankrupt or becomes disabled. You might also be liable for any debt that your spouse has incurred under your name.