The Divorce System Is Broken.
We Rebuilt It.
Meet Divorce Architecture.
A New Category of Divorce Resolution.
Before you file, build the major decisions first. Then move to legal finalization.
Less unnecessary conflict. Less wasted time and money. More control.
30-Day Resolution Framework • Fixed Fee • Built for Resolution
Book Your 15-Minute Strategic Briefing
No documents. No preparation. No obligation.
There Is Another Way to Divorce
Most people are told the same thing:
Get a lawyer. Protect yourself. Prepare for a fight.
Sometimes legal action is necessary. But too often, that becomes the entire divorce — more conflict, more cost, more delay.
We start somewhere else: with the decisions that actually shape your life.
Your home. Your finances. Retirement. Parenting. Debt. Two future households.
Work through those decisions first. Then move to legal finalization.
The Last Stop Before You File for Divorce
Don’t enter the divorce process and hope the resolution emerges. Build it first.
Rainier & Hawthorne helps bring the major decisions together, compare the options and work through the tradeoffs before legal finalization.
Save time. Reduce unnecessary conflict and expense. Stay in control of what comes next.
This Is Divorce Architecture
A Better Way to Divorce.
Not a law firm. Not mediation. Not collaborative divorce.
We bring the whole divorce together, work through the options and build one clear path forward.
Built for resolution — not fighting, delay or wasted time.
Independent counsel handles legal finalization.
How It Works
We Didn’t Improve the Existing Divorce Model. We Started Over.
See the Whole Picture
Bring the finances, property, retirement, debt and parenting decisions together.
Understand Your Options
Run the numbers, compare scenarios and see how one choice affects the others.
Work Through the Decisions
Clarify priorities, weigh tradeoffs and determine what works across two households.
Build the Resolution
Bring the decisions together into one clear resolution for independent legal finalization.
Technology organizes the complexity. Human expertise drives the strategy.
Together, these four steps make up The Divorce Operating System.
Legal Finalization. Not a Restart.
We build the resolution. Independent counsel finalizes it.
By then, the major decisions have already been worked through. Independent counsel handles the legal advice, documents and filings needed to finalize the divorce.
The 30-Day Resolution Framework
Four Weeks. One Clear Path to Resolution.
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The Data Audit
Organize the financial, property, retirement, debt, parenting and other information that matters.
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The Strategic Framework
Run the numbers, compare scenarios and understand how different choices affect both households.
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Days 16–23. Build the Resolution Together.
The Private Forum
Work through the difficult questions, priorities and tradeoffs needed to reach shared direction.
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The Anchor
Bring the decisions together into one clear resolution ready for independent legal finalization.
Four Sprints. One Engineered Resolution.
The 30-Day Resolution Framework refers to Rainier & Hawthorne’s engagement, not a guarantee of court finalization within 30 days.
Divorce Should Start With Resolution.
30 Days. Clear Scope. Fixed Budget. Built for Resolution.
Before you begin, you know the scope, the 30-Day Framework and the Rainier & Hawthorne project fee.
You know the plan. You know the price. You know the path to resolution.
No blank check. No billing clock. No bullshit.
Why I Built Rainier & Hawthorne
“I didn’t build another divorce service. I built the alternative I believed should have existed.”
David M. Irwin, Jr. — Founder
I spent 25 years helping people navigate complicated, high-stakes decisions. Then I went through the traditional divorce system myself.
I saw one connected problem broken into separate fights, professionals and bills.
I believed there had to be a better way. So I built one.
We call it Divorce Architecture.
Before You File, See the Other Way.
The Strategic Briefing is a private 15-minute conversation to understand where things stand, show you how Divorce Architecture works and determine whether Rainier & Hawthorne is the right fit.