Tag Archives: divorce choices

June 12, 2017

How to Avoid the Divortex – Part 2

Categories: Children in Divorce • Collaborative Law • Family Law • Finances and Divorce

In Part 1, vortex was defined as: 1) a whirling mass of water or air that sucks everything near it towards its center; 2) a place or situation regarded as drawing into its center all that it surrounds, and hence, Continue reading…

October 4, 2016

Leaving Litigation Behind

Categories: Collaborative Law • Divorce • Family Law

A collaborative law colleague recently wrote a lovely piece in the Boston Globe describing his reasons for leaving his litigation practice behind and representing clients only in alternative dispute resolution processes. His article resonated greatly with me. I too left Continue reading…

August 31, 2016

Spirited Children

Categories: Children in Divorce • Family Law • Parents

My kids are spirited.  Not possessed, although somedays it seems like they are.  I thought the term “spirited child” referred to a child with ADD or ADHD.  Not true.  It’s not a diagnosis – it’s simply temperament.  Thank goodness for Continue reading…

August 11, 2016

So, What Does the Collaborative Attorney Do?

Categories: Collaborative Law • Divorce • Family Law

Sometimes when a group of collaborative professionals are working together on a project, like putting together a Speaker’s Bureau program for a group, or working on a marketing project, we will describe the roles of the various professionals. When it Continue reading…

August 3, 2016

How to Fill Your New “Free Time”

Categories: Children in Divorce • Divorce • Family Law • Mental Health • Parents

Those married, and especially with children, might dream of having a quiet Saturday night to themselves, but for many divorcees, especially those newly divorced this new “free time” can be especially lonely. You might not be ready or wanting to Continue reading…

August 1, 2016

Divorce Blog about Divorce Blogs

Categories: Collaborative Law • Divorce • Family Law • Finances and Divorce • Money and Divorce • Money and Finances

While researching for this post, I came across a number of divorce-related blogs.  The blog medium provides an efficient and concise opportunity to share information and educate the public.  This blog focuses on the collaborative process — where clients commit Continue reading…

July 14, 2016

Packaging a Divorce

Categories: Divorce

My two year old daughter received Legos for Christmas.  They were the bigger bricks, which are perfect for her chubby, dimpled hands, and pink and purple “princess” Legos that could be made into, what else?  Castles!  She really wasn’t interested Continue reading…

May 24, 2016

Divorce: Opportunity to Confront Fear

Categories: Divorce

Fear is one of the most innate underpinnings of humanity. Indeed, in our earliest stages of development, fear was essential to our very survival. When we lived in a physical environment that posed regular and daily threats to our existence Continue reading…

May 4, 2016

The Trauma of Living

Categories: Divorce

On my way to the world last week I stumbled upon an article in The Guardian magazine that caught my attention. Richard Bentall wrote the article, entitled Mental Illness is a Result of Misery, yet still we stigmatise it. The Continue reading…

April 6, 2016

The Challenge of Thinking on Our Feet

Categories: Collaborative Law • Divorce • Family Law

An article I came across spoke of an eighteenth century French philosopher and writer, Dennis Diderot, who was engaged in a debate at a dinner party over a topic he knew well. When challenged on some point he found himself Continue reading…