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Legal costs, litigants' anguish spared
As attorneys, we know there are no winners in divorce litigation. Ultimately, everyone loses because of the money, time, and hostility involved (" 'Collaborative divorce' can save time and money," July 3). In the collaborative divorce process, where disputes are...
Video: Successful Co-Parenting A Child's View
The Successful Co-Parenting program was created by Ohio State University Extension for parents going through divorce. It aims to teach parents how to co-parent together cooperatively for the benefit of their child. This video was created to use with the program to...
Social Security and Divorce: How Social Security Benefits are affected
From DivorceNet.com Are you receiving Social Security Benefits and getting a divorce? You may be able to claim benefits based on your former spouse's work record. If you were married to someone for ten years or more and then divorced, you may be able to claim...
The Financial Impact of Divorce
Jun 14, 2012 By Craig Guillot for Mint Life Divorce is not only an emotionally trying experience, but it can be a financially devastating one, as well. According to the web site Maritalstatus.com, the average cost of a divorce in the United States now runs about...
Amiable Unhitching, With a Prod
By JANE GROSS Published: May 20, 2004, New York Times WHITE PLAINS— MICHELLE GESKY'S first divorce took three years, tens of thousands of dollars and incalculable heartache. A settlement was reached before trial, but not without appearances before the judge and the...
South Carolina Judge’s Remarks Highlight the Benefits of Collaborative Process
Judge Paul Garfinkel of the 9th Judicial Circuit, Family Court, in Charleston, South Carolina, recently offered some sobering thoughts to the parents and their counsel, before the start of a custody trial. “I want to make a few comments to you about how important it...