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F*#$ Divorce

F*#$ Divorce

by | Nov 1, 2018 | Family Law

Everyone wants it, and everyone believes they will get it; but rarely does it ever feel like it happens – a fair divorce. Fair is the “F” Word in divorce. Whether you are the one initiating the divorce process or are the one who cannot believe it is happening,...

Dads Can Do It Too- Being Primary: Guest Blog from a Former Client

by | Feb 17, 2017 | access, child custody, co-parenting, Dad's can be primary, daughters, Divorce, equal parenting, equal parentng, Family Law, father's rights, full custody, healing from divorce, I Have a Dream, impact of divorce on children, MLK, Single Dads and Divorce, Single moms

I am a dad of 3 daughters. No big deal, right? There are lots of dads with daughters. I am single. Still no big deal. With the divorce rate so high, there are plenty of divorced dads with daughters. Between my 3 daughters, there are 2 mothers.  Daughters 1 and 2, one...

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...

10 Reasons that You Should Not Represent Yourself in Divorce: Doing it Right the First Time and the Pitfalls of “No Contest” Divorces

by | Dec 27, 2015 | access, child custody, Child Support, division of assets, Family Law, healing from divorce, when to file for divorce?

There are somethings you can afford to cross your fingers and hope to get right without much effort.  Divorce is not one of them.  Too often, I get hired to “fix” the wrongs of a couple who thought (admirably so), that they would agree to all the terms of...