First Divorce Expo in the US

Story first appeared on msnbc.com.

Bridal expos have long provided attendees with knowledge about what’s hot for the wedding process; but what’s out there for those dealing with the harrowing situation of divorce?

The “Start Over Smart” expo, the first divorce expo in the U.S., promises to put a friendly face on the process. The two-day event, held in New York City this weekend, will draw industry professionals together to offer information and services to those going through a divorce.  Including Divorce Lawyers in Raleigh.

With half of all marriages in the U.S. ending in divorce, there’s a need for this expo, the founders tell TODAY in a segment that aired Friday.

Cities throughout Europe have been putting on such expos for years, and founders were actually inspired to bring the event to the U.S. after heading to one in Paris.

The mother-daughter team brings relevant experience to the table. The mother is married and a family therapist. The daughter, a recent divorcée and single mom, is a divorce mediator. Calling her own divorce “isolating,” she set out to put everything into the expo that she wished she’d had when she was going through her divorce.

The event, which costs $75 for a one-day ticket and $125 for both days, includes over 100 professionals that deal with divorce, with vendors hawking everything that one would expect, like counseling, legal services and financial expertise. A Raleigh Divorce Lawyer may be attending the event.  More surprising exhibitors include a business that arranges ceremonies providing reconciliation for couples embroiled in divorce proceedings, plastic surgery professionals, a matchmaker and beauty experts. 

A mother of two, is ending a 14-year marriage and says she plans to attend the expo.

The founders say they’re not proponents of divorce; instead, they are in the business of supporting the people going through the process. They call the expo empowering and uplifting, and say that people shouldn’t look at divorce as something negative, but as a necessary transition in people’s lives when the dream of happily ever after doesn’t quite last for forever.

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