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What You Need to Know About Collaborative Law
The large footprint of Collaborative law is now reaching across all areas of the legal system. Pennsylvania enacted its Collaborative Law statute recently. Collaborative law is an increasingly popular form of dispute resolution in which parties agree to resolve their...
Why Collaborative Law?
So, we have all been on those express highways, right? The ones that are supposed to be faster? Well, you are not really in control. You have no way to get off. You can't get to a bathroom. You can't really get a gas station in what seems like a hundred miles. You...
What’s Grief Got to do with Divorce?
Many people often immediately associate grief with the loss of life. It’s as if the word grief can only pertain to the worst loss that we can think of. As a society, we often shun grief as if it’s transmissible like an illness that we don’t want to catch. We often...
Collaborative Magic- One Size Does Not Fit All
The Collaborative Divorce process is a magical and transformational process in many ways. First, and most important, is the promotion of self-direction, or the ability to take control over one’s own life outcome with the support of a team of caring professionals. It...
Three Secrets to Manage Your Emotions Through the Divorce Process.
Getting divorced is difficult for everyone involved. The hopes, dreams, and plans that have been made are now shifted; the future may feel unknown. The uncertainty can include but is certainly not limited to finances, children, family relationships, mental health,...
Should We Sell the House?
For the majority of divorcing couples I meet, the most valuable asset is the marital home. The proper disposition of this asset will have a significant impact on the financial health of the parties after the divorce. Answer the Following Questions Honestly I recommend...
Things to Think About in January 2023
Life has been throwing us curve balls for the last few years. We are not out of the woods yet so it is important to focus on your physical, emotional and financial health. Many of us view the last few years a blur or just surviving on a daily basis. In order to take...
How Inflation is Affecting Divorces
As noted in a recent Wall Street Journal article, inflation is having a significant impact on divorces. Increases in alimony and child-support payments tend to be tied to the consumer-price index, a measure of what consumers pay for goods and services that has grown...
What to Do With the Marital Home?
I have found that one of the largest decisions divorcing couples are faced with is what to do with the marital home. There is clearly not one right or wrong answer. Many factors need to be taken into consideration. In my experience emphasis is centered on two areas:...
Collaborative Law Professionals: Getting To Know Us (CLP) During January 2022
As we enter January 2022 checking in with ourselves is always a wise idea. Less of a need to make resolutions but instead a list of realistic life goals. Look at the big picture of your life by breaking things down into categories then analyzing. How am I doing:...