Navigating Divorce as an Immigrant—with Neepa Padia

Divorce Dialogues

Neepa Padia gave up her senior level career in India to get married and immigrate to the US. But her partner was abusive, and Neepa wanted out. Unfortunately, she was in the country on a dependent spouse visa and had no friends, no family and no job. How did Neepa navigate divorce as an immigrant? Neepa is the Certified Divorce Coach behind Holistic Divorce Journey, a platform that helps immigrants in divorce with logical steps and tools toward a brighter future. Neepa’s personal experience has shaped her into a compassionate and nonjudgmental coach, ensuring that her clients are not alone on this journey of getting divorced in a in a strange land. On this episode of Divorce Dialogues, Neepa joins Katherine to explain how her experiences as an immigrant going through a divorce inspired her to become a divorce coach. Neepa discusses the options available to people in the US on a dependent spouse visa, describing the resources available to immigrants dealing with the emotional and logistical challenges of divorce. Listen in for Neepa’s insight on finding culturally aligned support and learn how to leverage the holistic divorce journey to build the future you want! Topics Covered Neepa’s experience navigating divorce as an immigrant to the US What inspired Neepa to build Holistic Divorce Journey Options available to divorcing people in the US on a dependent spouse visa What resources Neepa leaned on when she was getting divorced Resources available to immigrants navigating divorce The emotional and logistical challenges of divorce as an immigrant How international assets impact equitable distribution of property in divorce Why it’s helpful for divorcing immigrants to find culturally aligned support Leveraging the holistic divorce journey to build the future you want Connect with Neepa Padia Holistic Divorce Journey: https://holisticdivorcejourney.com/ Neepa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holisticdivorcejourney/ Neepa’s Divorce Support Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/969925950972235/ Connect with Katherine Miller The Center for Understanding Conflict: http://understandinginconflict.org/ Miller Law Group: https://miller-law.com/ Katherine on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kemiller1 The New Yorker’s Guide to Collaborative Divorce by Katherine Miller: https://www.amazon.com/New-Yorkers-Guide-Collaborative-Divorce/dp/0692496246 Email: [e-mail] Call [phone] Resources Second Saturday: https://www.secondsaturday.com/ Divorce GPS: https://divorce-gps.com/