Tag Archives: peaceful divorce

October 28, 2020

Collaborative Divorce Expands to Greater Minnesota

Since its inception in Minnesota 30 years ago, the Collaborative Divorce process has helped families in all 50 states and more than 25 countries find a healthier way to end their marriage without going to court. However, Continue reading…

October 10, 2020

Politics, Divorce and “the other side”

Categories: Collaborative Law • Conflict Resolution • Divorce

Frustrated with the world of politics today? Unless you are reading this from your hospital bed, having just awakened from a long coma, I am going to guess the answer is yes. Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, Continue reading…

May 20, 2018

ASD, Lockdowns, and Valentine’s Day 2018 – Part 2

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

April is Autism Awareness Month, the two month anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, and the 19th anniversary of Columbine. Why talk about ASD and school shootings in the same sentence? And why a divorce blog? I Continue reading…

July 10, 2017

How to Avoid the Divortex – Part 3

Categories: Children in Divorce • Collaborative Law • Divorce • Financial Goals

In parts 1 and 2, we defined vortex 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, Continue reading…

May 8, 2017

Stick and Stones May Break My Bones, But Names Will Never Hurt Me

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

Remember hearing that as a child? I do. I said it. I believed it. And then I didn’t. Names DO hurt, even if they aren’t “really bad, mean names.” They can burn a memory into your brain that can haunt Continue reading…

May 1, 2017

When Families are Unsupportive Part 2

Categories: Divorce

This is the second of our two part blog series on unsupportive families during divorce. The first dealt with the challenges of when family is having a difficult time letting an ex go, which can be read here. Here we 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…

September 30, 2016

We Are More Alike, Than We Are Unalike – Maya Angelou

Categories: Collaborative Law • Divorce • Family Law • Parents

My family is going through Olympic withdrawal. Well, O.K., not really. But we watched the events we were interested in and rooted for Team U.S.A. Of course, Michael Phelps stole the show, and Ryan Lochte stole the…well, let’s not go Continue reading…

September 6, 2016

A Reluctant Spouse

Categories: Collaborative Law • Divorce • Family Law • Mental Health

As many know, because Minnesota is a no fault divorce state, one spouse not being ready does not need to stop the process from moving forward. The ready spouse can file for divorce and the process moves on in court Continue reading…

August 29, 2016

Growing from Your Divorce

Categories: Children in Divorce • Collaborative Law • Divorce • Legal Separation • Separation

In the early days of separation and divorce you may find the idea of growing from your divorce difficult to believe. You may be in a state of depression or denial wondering how your life will carry on, much less Continue reading…