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Archives
Monthly Archives: September 2013
September 19, 2013
To Divorce or Not to Divorce? What to do with this Question.
As a Collaborative Divorce Attorney, I have seen many clients who are ambivalent about getting a divorce. How do I know they are ambivalent? Because, in addition to the story they tell me, I ask potential clients to take the following Continue reading…
September 18, 2013
Divorce: The Rule of Relationship is more Powerful than the Rule of Law
The “Rule of Relationship” is one of the most powerful forces in our lives. Often we are not even aware of its existence. In a divorce, it can be more powerful than the rule of law. Here is how it Continue reading…
September 17, 2013
Jazz, Medicine and Collaborative Practice
Categories:
Collaborative Law
Stu Webb, who thought about collaborative divorce first in the early 1990’s, and is considered the founder of collaborative law, loves jazz. So do I. I listened to my 9th year of fabulous jazz music at the Detroit International Jazz Continue reading…
September 13, 2013
Getting Unmarried Part III: I’m off to talk with my spouse about divorce.
Categories:
Divorce
My previous posts have covered: Making the decision to get divorced and searching out the various processes on how to get divorced, including collaborative divorce. From my way of thinking, which is not necessarily how anyone else might think, the Continue reading…
September 11, 2013
When Being Right Is Wrong: Lesson from a Dog
Categories:
Collaborative Law • Divorce
It turns out that dogs are great teachers about relationships. My dog recently taught me that I cannot get him (or anyone else) to do something simply by being right. Being right will not get you what you want in Continue reading…
September 10, 2013
The Best Solutions Can Sometimes be Found in the Bathroom Mirror
Categories:
Divorce
There is a very funny video making the rounds that shows a woman talking to her husband about this mysterious pain in the middle of her forehead. Early in the video we are shown that the pain is being caused by Continue reading…
September 9, 2013
Answers to 3 Major Divorce Questions
Categories:
Children in Divorce • Collaborative Law • Divorce • Family Law • Money and Finances • Parents • Taxes and Divorce
A recent article in the New York Times suggests that big-money divorces provide lessons for less-wealthy couples. Regardless of a couple’s income or net worth, several questions are common to most marriage dissolutions, including: How can we create a parenting Continue reading…
September 6, 2013
Top 3 Tips for Divorced Moms
Besides being a family law attorney, I am a divorced mother of a teenager. My daughter was 9 when her dad and I separated. Parenting is not for the faint of heart, even with a great kid. I cherish the Continue reading…
September 5, 2013
Themes in Divorce From Movie Blue Jasmine
Categories:
Children in Divorce • Collaborative Law • Divorce • Mental Health • Parents • Separation
I recently saw the new Woody Allen film, Blue Jasmine. It stars Cate Blanchett and Alec Baldwin as a couple who live the high life and then the low life following divorce. The story line and themes in this movie Continue reading…
September 4, 2013
Friends Don’t Let Friends Divorce Badly: 5 Ways to Help Your Friends During a Difficult Time
Categories:
Children in Divorce • Collaborative Law • Divorce • Family Law • Marriage Reconciliation • Mental Health
Divorce is never truly good. But a bad divorce can create many years of devastation. If you have a friend or family member approaching divorce it can be difficult to watch the economic and emotional turmoil unfold, particularly if there Continue reading…
