Divorce and Separation

Parenting Plans are Great if Done Right
May 4, 2016
Design a Parenting Plan that Helps the Kids Although it seems overwhelming to transition from a one family home to a two-family home, a knowledgeable attorney and sound advice from parenting experts allow you to move forward positively for you and your kids. Kids will now have 2 houses filled wi...

Can Divorce Make you a Better Mom? A Better Dad?
April 4, 2016
The choice to divorce in a non-adversarial way can be faster, cheaper, easier, and demonstrate a sanity and family stability to the children. Whether you call it collaborative divorce, cooperative divorce, conscious uncoupling, or just amicable co-parenting - I like to call it "acting like grown...

This is WAY too much to think about………
March 31, 2016
Getting a divorce. Work? Kids? Parenting? Owning a business?

The Financial Impacts of Divorce that You Need to Think About NOW
March 26, 2016
If divorce is looming, now is the time to start thinking about money. Divorce can impact your finances for many years to come so get a game plan and follow that plan. Immediate Costs/Considerations Each person's facts are different but here is a list of some immediate financial considerations:...

What Does a Box Of Chocolate Have to Do with Relocation?
March 25, 2016
Your Box of Chocolates – Choose wisely It's not all a matter of law and presumptions – relocation that actually serves the child's best interest is also a matter of sacrifice, selflessness, sharing and doing what is right for the children without regard to what might be “fair” or “reasonable.”...

Telling the kids…
February 11, 2016
Telling the kids about the divorce is a dreaded conversation. Everyone is nervous and anxious and sometimes very angry. Have a joint plan, practice it, and then implement it with love and flexibility because things never go as planned. The key is to avoid trauma and conflict. Present a united...

We have to agree on what now?????????
December 11, 2015
Major social security changes. Read......http://www.divorcemag.com/blog/major-social-security-changes-hit-divorcees-hard

Don’t hire a Sheep – Hire a Counselor at Law
November 10, 2015
I spent the last week devouring a great book "Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life" by William Deresiewicz. Not only did Deresiewicz' book make me ponder a lot about my own education but that of my children, it also made me ponder about the pra...

The Most Amazing Advice
October 30, 2015
http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202737681532/Note-to-Divorcing-Parents-Resolve-Your-Issues-About-Children?cmp=share_email Please read this article - it provides superb advice to divorcing parents

Before you take the Divorce Plunge – Consider……..
October 10, 2015
Divorce, Moving past divorce