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Wevorce (YC W13) makes divorce suck less

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Re: Wevorce (YC W13) makes divorce suck less

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Post by throw_away_acc »

I don't know, the idea sounds nice, but I doubt that this a venture case and will scale and fits into PG's 'Startup = Growth' strategy since it's just a service which requires tons of manpower (except it pivots into a marketplace/leadgensite for lawyers offering a defined divorce package but we had similar models 10yrs ago and they just do not work). The landing page could be stolen from one of ClickBank's merchants (you know those shady ultra long landing pages which want to sell useless stuff).

I understand that YC startups are proud to be part of YC and thus, put the YC label on their site and everywhere else but often (and in particular here) it's the only USP such startups have.

Re: Wevorce (YC W13) makes divorce suck less

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Post by ajju »

mrkurt wrote: post #68
nostromo wrote: post #47

Hey HN: (while we're discussing family law) someone please make a startup that improves adoptions and/or surrogacy. The fees are intense. $20k, 50k, 100k gets dropped left and right in this space. (Never underestimate the human drive to reproduce!) Most of that goes to agencies (who do good work, but incredibly inefficiently) and to foreign governments (if international). All to adopt kids that need a good home. Navi…

I heartily recommend becoming a foster parent through your state children/family services agency. It's an oft overlooked route to adoption and, despite a million frustrations of its own, has worked much better for us than private adoption seems to/would have.

I have no experience, so please excuse this if it's insensitive, but isn't the difference between adopting and being a foster parent the fact that as a foster parent you are only a temporary guardian for the child? i.e. they usually have parents they would go back to eventually?

Re: Wevorce (YC W13) makes divorce suck less

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Post by kajecounterhack »

ajju wrote: post #72
mrkurt wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I heartily recommend becoming a foster parent through your state children/family services agency. It's an oft overlooked route to adoption and, despite a million frustrations of its own, has worked much better for us than private adoption seems to/would have.

I have no experience, so please excuse this if it's insensitive, but isn't the difference between adopting and being a foster parent the fact that as a foster parent you are only a temporary guardian for the child? i.e. they usually have parents they would go back to eventually?

I am not certain but I think being a foster parent you can decide to permanently adopt the child after a period of time, thus he calls it an "overlooked route to adoption."

Re: Wevorce (YC W13) makes divorce suck less

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Post by vishaldpatel »

samstave wrote: post #64
liber8 wrote: post #38

I enjoyed how her profile danced around Wevorce's raison d'etre, without actually coming out and saying it: acrimonious divorces are fueled (or created entirely) by lawyers. As a lawyer with many colleagues practicing family law, I don't think this is terribly fair. Divorces are acrimonious because the overwhelming majority of divorcees have fundamental issues with their spouse that they can't even verbalize, let alo…

As someone who went through a bitter, totally unfair, divorce - I agree that lawyers can be POS in these situations. I was belittled, laughed at, threatened and completely farked over by my ex's lawyer. They drew out the process an incredible amount. Why? Because I was paying all of her legal fees. Every single court appearance they had a different attorney show up - if they bothered to show up. I am still extremely…

Was it a personal or legal that you paid for your ex's fees?

Re: Wevorce (YC W13) makes divorce suck less

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Post by ISL »

As someone whose parents divorced amicably, I must opine that this is a great idea. The difference between my experience and those of others whose parents fought bitterly is considerable.

Done right, this idea can be a force for good.

Re: Wevorce (YC W13) makes divorce suck less

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Post by saraid216 »

eksith wrote: post #32
danilocampos wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not sure that this is the best venue for pearl clutching or preaching. What's known is that a substantial number of marriages do end in divorce. These divorces are extremely painful and expensive. The reasons for divorce might be as varied as the number of people getting them, but the procedures involved are rarely unique. So all of that is an obvious recipe for disrupting an existing industry and printing money…

I just don't believe in marriage as an institution; especially when it's such a farce for so many people to begin with. Kicking this sacred cow has consequences so my feeling is, let's not make it sacred. If consenting adults want to do whatever, let them do whatever. I've got no problem with anyone who wants to get divorced if there are no children involved since that kind of breakup (no matter how smooth people try…

> Kicking this sacred cow has consequences so my feeling is, let's not make it sacred.

That sounds wonderful. Make it so.

Re: Wevorce (YC W13) makes divorce suck less

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Post by evolve2k »

tapatio wrote: post #50
evolve2k wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Acctually i saw the opposite, a startup drives traction from addressing a pain point and there is a big easy target here, make the process suck less. I would say just by cutting out two opposing lawyers this will instantly be more successful based on just the collaborative start alone.

Wait until Wevorce gets sued by an unhappy husband or wife.

Possibly, and also another reason to bet on these guys as they are founded by a lawyer.

Re: Wevorce (YC W13) makes divorce suck less

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Post by mhartl »

This is a cool idea. I'd like to see something like Wevorce on the other side, i.e., a startup that gives couples more flexibility in creating a marriage contract that meets their needs. Does anyone know if that already exists?

Re: Wevorce (YC W13) makes divorce suck less

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Post by [deleted] »

nostromo wrote: post #47

Hey HN: (while we're discussing family law) someone please make a startup that improves adoptions and/or surrogacy. The fees are intense. $20k, 50k, 100k gets dropped left and right in this space. (Never underestimate the human drive to reproduce!) Most of that goes to agencies (who do good work, but incredibly inefficiently) and to foreign governments (if international). All to adopt kids that need a good home. Navi…

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Re: Wevorce (YC W13) makes divorce suck less

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liber8 wrote: post #38

I enjoyed how her profile danced around Wevorce's raison d'etre, without actually coming out and saying it: acrimonious divorces are fueled (or created entirely) by lawyers. As a lawyer with many colleagues practicing family law, I don't think this is terribly fair. Divorces are acrimonious because the overwhelming majority of divorcees have fundamental issues with their spouse that they can't even verbalize, let alo…

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