Why Collaborative Law Makes Sense: “A Better Way to Untie the Knot”

by | Jan 1, 2017 | alternative to litigation, child custody, Child Support, Collaborative Law, division of assets, Divorce, Family Law, Finding a Collaborative Lawyer, healing from divorce, impact of divorce on children, privacy in divorce, private information

The words graceful, healthy and divorce do not go together. The first words clients use to describe the process of divorce are typically words of war: FIGHT, CUSTODY BATTLE, and WINNING. I would like to present a concept to you that is a kinder, gentler way to get...

Mediation: Choosing Not to Shake the Magic 8 Ball at Trial

by | Oct 23, 2016 | alternative dispute resolution, child custody, Child Support, complex divorce, division of assets, Divorce, Divorce Settlement, divorce trial, Family Law, Getting Past No, Getting to Yes, magic 8 ball, mediation, Negotiation, Not Giving In, Roger Fisher, William Ury

Every good ending has a hard-won and sometimes difficult beginning. Mediation is no different.  The process of ending a marriage in one day of negotiations is gut-wrenching, tragic and emotionally exhausting.  And I’m just speaking from the perspective of being the...

Defining a Complex Divorce: There is No “TRY”— only “DO”

by | Apr 10, 2016 | access, business interests, business valuation, child custody, Child Support, complex divorce, division of assets, Divorce, Family Law

There is no TRY in divorce.  That doesn’t stop clients from trying to fix their own problems before even asking for help.  When a client walks into my office for a first consult with a printed spreadsheet detailing the division of the estate, I am impressed and...