by Jill | Jan 27, 2016 | Collaborative Law
By Angie Bain, Family lawyer and partner, GoransonBain, Huffington Post, March 28, 2012. One of the many unjust results of a state legal system that refuses to recognize and validate a same-sex marriage or civil union is the absence of a binding structure and system...
by Jill | Jan 22, 2016 | Collaborative Law
Posted on Norristown Family Law Blog On behalf of Law Offices of Maribeth Blessing, LLC The traditional legal system is designed to be adversarial – there are two sides fighting against each other, trying to “win.” While this system may work for many legal issues, it...
by Jill | Sep 22, 2015 | Collaborative Law
Wendy Paris, Splitopia, Psychology Today, April 7, 2015 When filing for divorce teaches new skills When we first started discussing divorce, I called a few lawyers, but didn’t hire anyone. I was convinced by what I had heard that divorce lawyers are sharks, circling...
by Jill | Sep 18, 2015 | Collaborative Law
Susan Heitler Ph.D., Psychology Today, Posted Mar 08, 2012 I am an advocate of marriage. My work as a therapist, my publications and my collaborative dialogue skill-building website generally aim to help spouses grow the kind of relationship they had in mind when they...
by Jill | Sep 8, 2015 | Collaborative Law, Family Law
By Caitlin Dewey September 3, 2015, The Washington Post In late August, Shannon Neuman and her husband Chris went to the municipal court in Calgary, Alberta, to get a divorce. They had already filled out the forms and taken the requisite seminars. They navigated the...
by Jill | Aug 18, 2015 | Collaborative Law
By Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW Psychotherapist and author of “Simple Self Care for Therapists” Huffington Post, Posted: 01/25/2012 12:21 pm EST Peaceful divorce — sound like a paradox? In our society, even though more than half of our marriages will end...
