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WHAT IS A PROCESS MEETING?
You want to divorce your spouse and have an agreement about your children and your finances with a minimum amount of conflict and expenditure of resources. Does this sound like you? If so, it will make good sense for you and perhaps also your spouse to attend a...
Unraveling Complex Valuation Issues in Divorce
Ending a marriage equitably can be a complex process when spouses and their attorneys face the daunting prospect of determining the value of a business. In these cases, it is always a good idea to consult a business valuation expert who also has experience in marital...
From Problem Solving to Empowerment
By Henry Yampolsky, July 21,2016. Many lawyers pride themselves on being good problem solvers: they are able to quickly identify what they perceive is the problem and then use their training, experience and expertise to offer a “ready-made” solution. Except, that this...
Never Too Old to Hurt From Parents’ Divorce
By Jane Gordon Julien April 21, 2016, New York Times. In the room that would be the scene of Lisa George’s divorce in 2012, Ms. George, now 59, was seated on the same side of the table as her about-to-be-ex-husband. Each of their divorce lawyers slid into seats...
An Open Letter To The Beaming Bride I Was On My Wedding Day, After Divorce
Brittany Wong, Divorce Editor, The Huffington Post, Dec 15, 2015. “You and your now ex-husband wake up every single day and choose love.” Today, Amy Johnson is a happily divorced mom of two young boys. A little over a decade ago, she was a 25-year-old bride,...
Two Dads and a Mom
By Ellen S. Fischer, Esquire, Collaborative Law Professionals of Southeastern Pennsylvania. The definition of a family is rapidly changing. It has become ordinary for two parent households to consist of either a mom and a dad or two dads or two moms. But now there are...
Divorced Parents, Living Close for the Children’s Sake
By RONNIE KOENIGJAN. 15, 2016, New York Times. Four years ago, Cristina Gitti and Matteo Bologna, the parents of two daughters, decided to divorce. But they parted ways by only a flight of stairs. The couple opted to stay put with their girls in the brownstone they...
The Price They Pay: Older Children and Divorce
By Barbara S. Cain: Barbara S. Cain is a clinical supervisor at the Psychological Clinic at the University of Michigan. She has written frequently on the impact of divorce on parents and children. February 18, 1990, The New York Times. THEY WERE MORE SANGUINE ABOUT...
The Impact of Divorce on Young Children and Adolescents
Carl E Pickhardt Ph.D., December 19, 2011, Psychology Today. Young children and adolescents can respond differently to divorce In response to my blog about single parenting adolescents, I received this email request: "I was wondering if you could address the effects...
Mom and Dad Have Something to Tell You: Six Tips for Talking to Kids About Divorce
By Kevin D. Arnold, Ph.D., A.B.P.P,Posted May 29, 2011, Psychology Today. If you are contemplating divorce, you might wonder how to tell the children. Science tells us little about how to best tell children that parents will divorce. A few studies focus on how...