Can We Afford to Divorce?
During hard economic times many unhappy couples who would otherwise seek a divorce remain unhappily married because one or both believe that they simply cannot afford to get a divorce. Typically, these...
View ArticleIs Good Divorce Possible?
Is there such a thing as good divorce? As in any human endeavor there is a range of performance and a range of possible outcomes. Just as there is bad divorce characterized by mutual self defeat,...
View ArticleCo Parenting after the Divorce
Post divorce issues can be just as confusing to manage as those that come up during the divorce negotiation, and support may not always be easy to find. For this reason I am writing a weekly column at...
View ArticleDo I need an aggressive divorce lawyer?
Many people believe that an adversary legal system means that lawyers must fight with each other. People also believe that lawyers must be aggressive in order to be effective. The swaggering, loud and...
View ArticleWhy should you download one more free eBook? Because this one will help.
I have long thought that if I could get people to read one of my books on divorce … I could change their minds about how divorce should be done and then change their approach to their own divorce. I …...
View ArticleCollaborative divorce and mediation. Are they the same thing?
Over the past fifteen years a movement called “collaborative law” has grown quickly in the American divorce system. As many people seem to confuse collaborative law with mediation I thought it would be...
View ArticleA cautionary tale: Beware divorce lawyers and bad advice
Whether or not this story specifically resembles your divorce, the lessons within touch on the significance of how bad advice and divorce attorneys’ expensive maneuvering can leave you in dire...
View ArticleMediating Disputes with Unmarried Couples
Divorce mediation has evolved as a way to help married couples who wish to divorce to negotiate satisfactory settlements in lieu of struggling with litigation. And because marriage is an institution in...
View ArticleWhat are my rights during my divorce?
People faced with divorce tend to ask the same first question: What are my legal rights? Although at first glance this might seem the most important question, in reality it isn’t. Why not? Your rights,...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Common Ways to Sabotage Your Divorce
How can you assure that you have a healthy, positive divorce? That both partners can move forward as quickly as possible into their new and productive lives? The answer lies in your own self restraint...
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