| Dr. Michael J. Glantz, a noted brain cancer specialist | | | | consult cancer divorce lawyers because the healthy |
| was the first to realize an increase in the number of | | | | partner may not be able to cope with future |
| divorces and separations amongst his patients. Most | | | | responsibilities. |
| of his patients, who were diagnosed with brain | | | | Cancer divorce lawyers are almost always associated |
| tumors, were also facing the personal trauma of | | | | with cancer related groups and the American Cancer |
| divorce. This trend of cancer related separations | | | | Society. This allows them to understand the |
| created the need for cancer divorce lawyers. | | | | psychology of the partner seeking a divorce. Cancer |
| Research indicates that when a person is detected | | | | divorce lawyers may try to introduce the affected |
| with cancer, the couple or the entire family has to | | | | family with a cancer welfare group in order to allow |
| cope with the emotional stress arising out of the | | | | the couple to cope with the disease. They also try to |
| situation. This stress factor related to cancer is | | | | prevent actual separation by convincing the couples |
| considered to be a catalyst for cancer related | | | | to attend consultation sessions with cancer groups. |
| divorces. Cancer divorce lawyers need to have an | | | | In cases where a marriage is already estranged |
| immense knowledge about the disease itself. | | | | before the diagnosis, it may not be possible to save |
| A specialist divorce attorney handles divorces that | | | | the marriage. It is then important to obtain the |
| take place soon after a cancer diagnosis. In a number | | | | services of a specialized cancer divorce lawyer. In |
| of cases, patients prefer being separated to reduce | | | | these cases, the legal, emotional and psychological |
| the burden on the healthy partner. Therefore, when | | | | aspects are inter-related. A professional cancer |
| this life-threatening disease strikes, it is important to | | | | divorce lawyer is required to study and understand |
| realize that the patient's marriage needs as much | | | | these complications and provide a viable settlement |
| attention as the disease itself. People are known to | | | | option. |