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The Artisans of the Collaborative Divorce Process – Part 2: The Family Specialist
Lawyers can do a lot of things to help clients in a collaborative divorce, but financial expertise or emotional expertise is sometimes best handled by specialists and experts – who I like to call the “artisans” of divorce. In part one of this series, we looked at the financial expert and how they help divorcing couples grasp…
Read MoreThe Artisans of the Collaborative Divorce Process – Part 1: The Financial Neutral
I recently heard the analogy, “Attorneys in a Collaborative Divorce are like the general contractors.” The lawyers know the law and what issues and problems need to be solved, but they do not have the level of financial expertise, nor the level of emotional expertise, that the couple will need to solve those problems. This…
Read More5 Reasons To Keep Your Divorce Out of Court: Andrea Vacca on the Divorce Happy Hour Podcast
Nothing good happens in court! I had a great conversation with Christina Previte, Esq., of NJ Divorce Solutions on the Divorce Happy Hour Podcast about keeping your divorce out of court (and why you should want to)! On this podcast, we discuss why I decided to stop practicing traditional litigated divorce, and instead practice collaborative divorce, with a…
Read MoreDivorcing in the Face of Economic Uncertainty When Court Is Not An Option
In this Wealth Matters Column in the New York Times, I talked about options that are available to couples who want to divorce while the courts are closed or backlogged during the coronavirus pandemic. The columnist, Paul Sullivan, was particularly interested in what options were available if people were negotiating child and spousal support agreements during…
Read MoreCollaborative Divorce with Andrea Vacca on The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast
I was interviewed on the Kate Anthony Divorce Survival Podcast about how Collaborative Divorce offers a way to bring respect to the divorce process and work with professionals who model the behavior you wish to express. In the end, everyone’s going to be better off; you, your spouse, and most importantly, your children: We discuss Collaborative Divorce as aprocess…
Read More3 Common Mistakes When A Divorce Is Not Child-Centered
In the blog 7 Tips for Putting Children First in a Divorce, I discussed how to have a child-centered divorce and the benefits to children. The other side of the equation is the common mistakes that parents make when they put their needs ahead of the children’s needs. 1. Parents Making Assumptions that are NOT in…
Read MoreDivorce Without Court: A More Peaceful Solution – New eBook
New eBook by Andrea Vacca: Divorce Without Court: A More Peaceful Solution Do you assume divorce pits one spouse against the other, resulting in a nasty battle where no one actually wins and children are the collateral damage? When most people think of divorce, they envision a courtroom slugfest and a process that drags on…
Read MoreThe Bezos Effect: The Future of Divorce
As a collaborative divorce lawyer in New York, headlines announcing the Bezos divorce settlement gave me hope for the future of divorce – and the future of marriages in the US. Since the news first made headlines in January that Jeff Bezos and his with MacKenzie were divorcing after 25 years of marriage, the pundits…
Read MoreHigh Net Worth Divorce Alternatives
Divorcing couples who have high assets – a high-net-worth divorce – are exposed to considerable risk if they litigate their divorce. Divorce proceedings are part of the public record: that means observers, including the press, are allowed in the courtroom. While you can petition the court to have your divorce filed under the caption of “Anonymous v.…
Read More4 Common Myths About Collaborative Divorce
In our last blog post, we explained what each member of the collaborative divorce team does, However, because collaborative divorce is relatively new when compared to traditional, litigated divorce and mediation, there are some misconceptions and myths about how the process works and whether choosing a collaborative divorce is a smart decision. Here are some common…
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