{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Good Divorce® Show","title":"Raiford Dalton Palmer on Divorce Done Differently: A Family Law Attorney's Case for the Good Divorce","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3129,"description":"What does it look like when a divorce attorney goes through his own divorce — and comes out the other side with a blended family, a co-parenting partnership, and a whole new perspective on his practice? That's exactly what Karen McNenny explores in this conversation with Raiford Dalton Palmer, Illinois divorce attorney, bestselling author, and CEO of STG Divorce Law.Raiford's own 2015 divorce after a 24-year marriage shaped not just how he lives — but how he leads his firm and serves his clients. In this episode, he pulls back the curtain on what divorce law gets wrong, what families can do differently, and why his commercial litigation background may be the secret weapon more divorcing couples need.In this episode, you'll hear:Raiford's personal divorce story — what went right, what was hard, and how his blended family became a model of abundance over scarcityWhy \"simple\" and \"easy\" are not the same thing when it comes to divorceHow the adversarial, win/lose court system fails families — and the alternatives that are quietly changing the landscape (mediation, collaboration, arbitration, and the \"1.5 attorney divorce\")The 90/10 Rule: what attorneys can actually help you with — and what belongs with a therapist or divorce coachCost-benefit analysis applied to divorce — why staying in a high-conflict process can cost you far more than the dollars you're fighting overWhy social media silence is one of the smartest moves you can make during a divorceA preview of Raiford's upcoming book, I Just Want to Know How — the guide he wishes he'd had when struggling with his own marriage, and the book he believes couples should read before they ever say the D wordWhy going to marriage counseling early is not a sign you want a divorce — and why waiting too long is like treating stage 4 cancerResources mentioned:📘 I Just Want to Know How — Raiford's upcoming book, expected Fall 2026🎙️ I Just Want This Done Divorce Podcast — live Thursdays, drops every Friday on all major...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qRMYx_ASvhL9O9Dr6sojIwz-KNAWQmuY9p0EaKLyfVk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84MjQz/ZmYyYzM2NDk5NDk3/MWUzMGVlMzFmMTZj/M2ZiMS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}