Mark Baer/HuffingtonPost- On May 5, 2016, I read an article by Jeff Landers titled “The Four Divorce Alternatives“ that was published by Forbes on April 24, 2012 and which has been viewed 119,012 since I last checked. While I realize that the article was published several years ago, its lifespan is far from over.

I came upon the article because it was posted in the Divorce Advice LinkedIn group by an attorney on May 1, 2016, along with the following comment: “A recent contentious divorce case made me go back to an old article from The Wall Street Journal, which talks about the various ways to approach divorce. I am including the link to the article. It’s useful for clients to read when they are starting on the process.” In addition, the only comment before mine was from a mediator who wrote, “Thanks Eli. Insightful and helpful article.” The article was also Tweeted on fifteen separate occasions (including once by me), since January 1, 2016.

To my surprise and dismay, several of the people and entitles Tweeting and otherwise sharing that article are mediators, collaborative divorce practitioners, and mediation and collaborative law organizations. The reason this is so upsetting is because the information in the article is incredibly false and misleading. The article was clearly designed to frighten divorcing couples into ending their marriages though combat.

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