Tag Archives: getting unmarried

June 12, 2017

How to Avoid the Divortex – Part 2

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…

November 4, 2015

Getting Unmarried: A Roadmap to Resolution

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

Often when we decide to do something of significance, like go on vacation, obtain a college degree, search for a new job, or save for a future purchase we develop a plan. If you are serious about the task set Continue reading…

September 12, 2015

Getting Unmarried: A Thorny Divorce Financial Issue

Categories: Divorce • Finances and Divorce • Money and Divorce • Money and Finances

Allocating assets and liabilities between spouses is one of the financial pillars in any divorce. In my work as a financial neutral and also when working on behalf of an individual in a divorce the subject of credit card debt Continue reading…

August 13, 2015

Investing in your Child’s Future: Divorce Process Matters

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

Having recently become a grandparent for the first time, I am pondering the future with renewed urgency that my granddaughter’s legacy be one of hope and abundance. As she grows, there is no way to prevent the pain of grief Continue reading…

July 17, 2015

Low Cost, High Quality Divorce the Collaborative Way

Categories: Collaborative Law • Divorce • Finances and Divorce

As a neutral child specialist, I believe Collaborative Practice should be available to all families who want a child-focused, respectful, out-of-court divorce process. However, a critique often made of Collaborative Practice is how unaffordable it must be for families with Continue reading…

May 20, 2015

Peace is Possible

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

Peace is possible though we are surrounded by conflict. In the recent words of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, “The world is a mess.” Messiness occurs when people are unable or unwilling to resolve differences without wars of words Continue reading…

May 8, 2015

Getting Unmarried and Taxes

Categories: Budgeting • Divorce • Finances and Divorce • Money and Divorce • Taxes and Divorce

Getting unmarried and taxes can become a consideration in terms of whether to have a divorce final by year-end or final after January 1. I have worked on a number of divorce cases where this very topic deserved a thorough Continue reading…

March 26, 2015

What is the Difference Between Budgeting and Cash Flow?

Categories: Budgeting • Divorce • Finances and Divorce • Money and Divorce

I teach a cash flow planning course throughout the metro area. One of the ways I begin, is by asking everyone to tell me the first word that comes to mind when they hear the word budget? Often it is Continue reading…

February 26, 2015

Telling Your Family and Friends that You’re Getting a Divorce

Categories: Divorce • Family Law

Let’s face it, it’s not easy to announce your divorce, it may in fact be what you are dreading the most, but confiding in others will help you gain the support you need to pick up the pieces. There are Continue reading…

January 27, 2015

Becoming the Best Parent I Can Be

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

In a recent first meeting with new clients, I was obtaining family history to help ground me in both parents’ perspectives on issues related to their divorce. A comment by the dad struck a chord for me. He said, “I Continue reading…