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Divorce Peacefully in 2021
“Peaceful” and “divorce” are not two words typically found together. Yet collaborative divorce, a method of divorcing in which both parties sign a contract to stay out of court, can provide an avenue of options for spouses seeking to tamp down the angst and anger of...
Three Tips for Making Your Divorce Less Painful
Divorce can be a deeply painful and difficult experience. You may be a couple who have mutually decided marriage isn’t working, an individual who feels ready to leave a bad relationship, or a person who has just received the shock of their life by having their spouse...
Often Overlooked Aspects of Settlement for Divorcing Couples
For a litigation attorney, transitioning into collaborative law is like an artist being handed a paintbrush for the first time. Logically art and the law seem at odds. However, the similarity revolves around creativity. The collaborative process gives a lawyer the...
Why Should I use a Divorce Coach?
“Divorce coaches are vital members of the team. We estimate that only about 20 percent of what we deal with in a divorce matter is legal – the remaining 80 percent is emotional” (Webb and Ousky, 2006, p. 89). What do you think when you hear the term “Divorce Coach”?...
12 Things to Think About when Creating a Parenting Plan
When creating a parent plan during the collaborative process, it is important to remember you as the parents have more control and input than when creating a custody schedule in a non-collaborative divorce. A typical custody schedule outlines the where and when of the...
The Angst of a Premarital Agreement – How Can the Collaborative Process Help?
Are you engaged to be married for the first time with an ownership interest in a lucrative family business started by your grandfather? Or, perhaps you’ve found a partner that you intend to marry after your first marriage resulted in divorce, leaving you with 40%...
Working with Support Income for Mortgage Financing
Divorce and mortgage financing concerns are often a touchy subject in divorce situations. Particularly when one spouse is dependent upon income awarded from the divorce for mortgage qualifying purposes and also when contingent liabilities are present, such as a...
DIVORCE & COLLEGE – WHO PAYS AND HOW?
During these trying pandemic times, many divorcing couples find new challenges regarding educating their kids. In addition to having virtual K through 12 learning, and the challenges this creates for separated or divorced couples, college planning for these parents...
Collaborative Law in the Days of COVID
The practice of Collaborative has not only not been negatively impacted by Covid-19, it has actually been enhanced in many ways. Most Collaborative Professionals, as of the date of this writing, are not seeing people physically in their offices. The Collaborative...
Top Ten Questions Clients Ask About Collaborative Divorce
1. What are the benefits of collaborative divorce? The benefits of collaborative divorce are many. First and foremost, you avoid going to court, which for many people is intimidating and even traumatic. With collaborative, you are in control of the outcome, as...