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It’s official. After 9 months of rumors and speculation, Tiger Woods and his wife, Elin, are now divorced. Terms have not been disclosed, but the two will “share parenting” time and reports estimate Elin will receive anywhere between $100 million to $500 million.

Since news first broke in late November of Tiger Woods affairs, the attorneys of Cordell & Cordell have written articles for this site and AskMen.com and have been interviewed by media nationwide, including The Wall Street Journal, about what Tiger did wrong (other than the obvious affairs), what he did right, and what he should have done.

In another column on AskMen.com, DadsDivorce.com founder Joseph Cordell tackles the issue of prenuptial agreements and what Tiger Woods could have done differently.

Click here to read the article where Cordell explains the advantages and disadvantages of a prenuptial agreement.

“The stigma that prenups are harbingers of divorce has been replaced by the notion that they can actually be a strength for the marriage, allowing couples predictability and a more secure future,” writes Cordell, who is the principal partner of Cordell & Cordell, the nation’s largest firm focusing on men’s divorce.

By Jennifer M. Paine

Attorney, Cordell & Cordell, P.C., Detroit office

Note: This is Part 2 of a two-part series on the secret cost of saying "I'm sorry." Click here to read Part 1.

Another public personality, shame-faced and sullen, said “I’m sorry” to an angrily silent room, his endorsers and busy cameras this past week. Whether you love him or hate him, believed him or could care less, Tiger Woods broadcast his apology worldwide to his wife, Elin Nordegren, and to you.

For you, those words you think are a deserved apology could be a dangerous admission.

Unfortunately, when spouses face mounting proof and/or wild accusations of an affair, like Tiger Woods, the temptation to speak up is great. What should you say if you want to say, “I’m sorry”? Forget the “I’m sorry for sleeping with other women and neglecting you and the children” apology a la Tiger Woods. Try these “friendly” admissions instead.

By Jennifer M. Paine

Attorney, Cordell & Cordell, P.C., Detroit office

Note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series on the secret cost of saying "I'm sorry." Click here to read Part 2.

Another public personality, shame-faced and sullen, said “I’m sorry” to an angrily silent room, his endorsers and busy cameras this past week. Whether you love him or hate him, believed him or could care less, Tiger Woods broadcast his apology worldwide to his wife, Elin Nordegren, and to you.

According to personality and crisis communication experts like W. Timothy Coombs, Ph.D., who recently spoke to Time Magazine about “the apology,” a public apology like his is a good thing because it conveys regret, ownership for the past and a commitment to change future behavior to wife, family, friends and, for you famous wrong-doers, fans. These are “all the key elements of an effective apology,” says Coombs.

Maybe for Tiger Woods.

For you, those words you think are a deserved apology could be a dangerous admission.

What could Elin Nordegren get in a potential divorce settlement with her husband, Tiger Woods?  This morning Cordell & Cordell, P.C. Principal Partner, Joseph Cordell, spoke to Gordon Deal, host of The Wall Street Journal This Morning.

The firm's CEO offered insightful commentary on such elements of the high-profile divorce as to the nature of the rumored prenup, the difference in the various states where the couple own homes in terms of distribution of wealth after divorce, likely strategies pertaining to renegotiation of their prenup, and issues such as Woods' alleged sex addiction.  

Listen in as Cordell explains the options available to the world's most famous athlete as he goes through what is sure to be among the world's most high-stakes divorce.