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“Nesting”: A Creative Living Option for Divorced Spouses with Children
Please enjoy this guest blog post by Laura Rolnick, Esq. On top of the financial and emotional aspects of dissolving a marriage, divorcing couples with children must also consider the very important question of where they will live, and where…
Read MoreAttention Friends And Family: This Is Not Your Divorce!
People going through divorce often feel angry, confused, and alone. They turn to their friends and family when they are contemplating divorce, in the middle of a divorce and all throughout the process. In fact, I often get calls from…
Read MoreCelebrity Couples are Becoming Role Models for Amicable Divorces
What looks like just another celebrity breakup might actually be instructive for any divorcing couple. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are going the way of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin in choosing a non-adversarial way to divorce while living in…
Read MoreHaving a High Net Worth Doesn’t Have to Lead to a High Conflict Divorce
A high-net-worth couple going through a divorce can benefit greatly by staying out of court. Couples with considerable assets (which I will define here as more than $5 million) are often lead to believe that their divorce will be a “no…
Read MorePutting Compassion At The Center Of Divorce
Even when spouses are trying to have a non-adversarial divorce, the emotions that arise can hijack innocent intentions and get in the way of achieving the bigger goals such as the children’s well being, future financial security for one another…
Read MoreCAUTION: Don’t Text While Divorcing
I was recently sitting at my desk when I received a text message from a phone number I didn’t recognize. In rapid succession I received the following missives: This person, who was obviously in distress around a family law matter…
Read MoreWill Your Divorce Be a War Story or a Peace Story?
As I picked up The New York State Bar Association Journal earlier in the month, the cover story intrigued me. It was called “More War Stories from the New York Courts.” It was about civil litigation cases that go on for years.…
Read MoreSometimes the Solution Is Right in Front of You
I recently decided it was time to give my website a makeover. My website designer and I decided that blue would be a primary color in the design and she asked me to send her shades of blue that appealed…
Read MoreThe Choice Is Yours
Sometimes people in the middle of divorce litigation realize that the court system just isn’t working for them. Time is going by, the costs are piling up, and they seem further from resolution than ever. At this point, it may…
Read MoreNobody Is Perfect, Especially in the Middle of Divorce
Divorce is one of the most difficult life experiences that anyone can go through. And while the clients who I work with are all committed to having the least adversarial divorce possible, it’s not always easy for them to find it…
Read MoreThe Important Role of Divorce Coaches
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”– Maria Robinson As true as this quote may be, it’s not easy to think about re-writing your future when you’re in…
Read MorePlan to Have a Great Marriage
I recently read an article on The New York Times wellness blog by Tara Parker-Pope called ‘The Decisive Marriage.’ In it, Parker-Pope explores the research gathered through The National Marriage Project and asks how does being decisive – or not – affect…
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