No, it’s not the end of an era, it’s the end of Brangelina

Our entertainment reporter was first on the scene of the soon to happen car crash – but it doesn’t have to be this way.

News of the end of the Brangelina partnership has rocked Hollywood and the Fraser Coast.

Angelina has filed for divorce from Brad citing irreconcilable differences.

Angelina has been quoted as saying:

“This decision was made for the health of the family”

No doubt she had in mind the welfare and custody of the couple’s 6 children.

Angelina obviously sees her family as her primary concern and that should lead her and Brad to settle their differences in a collaborative way.

Salivating lawyers move over. The Family Law Centre – Fraser Coast is waiting, motor idling, the gear shift in neutral, ready to assist the couple in sorting out their differences with dignity and with not only their best interests but the best interests of their 6 children in mind.

Well, on a more serious note, common sense should prevail for the unfortunate couple and they should adopt a collaborative approach to settle their differences. A process where each of them can retain control of the decision making process, achieve the best and least emotionally draining outcome for their children, and yes themselves.

We all know the scarring that can occur in a marriage break up. So for Angelina and Brad, the simple fact is that they can sort out their issues by the legally expensive, court appointed decision making and emotionally draining pathway, or they can sit down and work out how to deal with their issues in a collaborative way.

Brad and Angelina were married a couple of years ago and have the care of 6 children. The whole world knows that they loved each other once, so let’s hope that they take the dignified and less emotionally charged route of collaborative law rather than the other pathway.