The Amicable Divorce Network Story
Making a change DIVORCE at a time.
Tracy Ann Moore-Grant began practicing law in 2002 and always worked in
family law. Over the years, she began to see a problem-attorneys were increasing the conflict in
cases for reasons that could only lead to their financial gain and were not in the interest.
As a mediator, she saw reasonable and well-intentioned couples who had been
dragged into expensive and contentious litigation because their chosen counsel had led them
to believe this was normal.
This level of conflict, and the corresponding cost, is emotionally and
financially devastating to a family.
Tracy Ann knew it was completely unnecessary in the majority
of Georgia divorce cases.
“I often had a client come to me and ask, ‘How long will this take?’ and ‘How expensive
will it be?’.
I couldn’t correctly answer because so much depended on who the other spouse
would hire their attorney.” Tracy Ann wanted to find a way to identify attorneys who were
easy to work with, known for charging a reasonable fee, and had a reputation for being exemplary
advocates for their clients. It was necessary to communicate this message to the public so
they could make more informed choices when hiring a divorce attorney.
In 2019, the Amicable Divorce Network™ was born.
The organization started in Forsyth.
County, Georgia, to help divorce clients who sought a low-conflict process.
The Network quickly grew to include all professionals assisting divorcing families, including mental health professionals, mediators, divorce coaches, real estate agents, mortgage brokers, insurance agents, financial professionals, and more.
Members are required to possess a minimum level of education, licensure, and experience in their field. Members must also undergo training on the process and
low conflict techniques, and particularly the attorneys, are vetted for being resolution-oriented
and not overbilling clients.
The organization holds monthly networking and educational events for members, but membership is limited by industry and geography. In addition to bringing together professionals, Tracy Ann also developed a legal process whereby couples go through an informed and negotiated divorce process and settle all before the divorce case is even filed with the court system. “Having our flexible process allows us to cater the speed of the case to the family. We can accelerate it or slow it down. We can use other professionals to assist us, but they are not mandatory. The professionals work together to provide a personalized process that the family needs.” Parties may need financial advice, insurance help, family or individual therapy, coaching, assistance selling a home or buying a new one. The network provides parties with all the professional guidance they need through the divorce process.
The Amicable Divorce Process was developed before Covid-19 was even anticipated; however, due to the pandemic, the contactless and court-free divorce process became more
popular in 2020 as parties seeking a divorce needed a way to complete the process with a court
system shut down. “The Amicable Divorce Process can be completed from your home.
You can meet with your attorney, attend a mediation, and meet with other professionals
via Zoom. Once we finalize your case, we present all documents to the courts, leaving no reason for anyone to appear in court in person.”
Tracy Ann’s work in developing The Amicable Divorce Network ™ was recognized in
2020, when she was awarded a Georgia Legal Award for Distinguished Leadership for developing the network.
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