Photo by Gabriela Palai on Pexels.com As we wrap up the holidays, are you wandering from room to room wondering how you have survived so long with your spouse? Do you catch yourself forcing a smile for so long that your jaw starts to clench? Sometimes we spend the holidays with family and friends, thinkingContinueContinue reading “Holidays and Starting the New Year”
Category Archives: Amicable Divorce
Hunker Down – Here Come the Holidays!
As we all know, the end of the year brings with it all of the joys and excitement of the holiday season. Unless you are going through a divorce. Then it brings all of the “joys” and “excitement” of the holiday season. Here is an excerpt from an email I just sent a client ofContinueContinue reading “Hunker Down – Here Come the Holidays!”
Opportunity for Personal Growth
Every divorce – not just a mediated one-is an opportunity for personal growth. Intersections can lead to growth. At its core, divorce is a transition from one lifestyle to another. From marriage (and its accompanying perks and deficits) to a new life, whether it is as an individual person, a single parent, or someone onContinueContinue reading “Opportunity for Personal Growth”
The Fault with Fault
https://pixabay.com/photos/nature-forest-trees-light-sun-fog-3151869/ Image by Johannes Plenio from Pixabay I sat across from a very happy man. He is recently separated from his wife of 25 years. His children, through with their education, are ready for the next phase of their lives and so was he. I had known my friend for more than 20 years andContinueContinue reading “The Fault with Fault”
A Successful Marriage?
Photo by Min An on Pexels.com I met this great couple yesterday. I guess I really should not call them a couple since the reason they were in my office was to sign their divorce agreement. Plus, they’ve been separated for a few months now. Nonetheless, they were great together. She is beautiful, serious, hard-working,ContinueContinue reading “A Successful Marriage?”
Don’t Take Your Ex’s Word for Everything
I received a call this week from “Tony,” a fictitious name for a man I represented in 1998, when he and his first wife had a 3 year old son together. He has been a generous and involved father to his child from that marriage for the entire 15 years since his divorce. He paidContinueContinue reading “Don’t Take Your Ex’s Word for Everything”
Whose divorce is this, anyway?
I had a surprising phone call today with an old friend. He has been in the divorce process for almost a year, and could not see a way to conclude the process and get on with his life. The reason, sadly, is because his wife won’t let him. After all of these years of lettingContinueContinue reading “Whose divorce is this, anyway?”
Getta’ loada’ THIS guy!
I rarely do this, but – you think your ex (or soon-to-be-ex) is a jerk? Getta’ loada’ THIS guy! Mr. and Mrs. “Michaels” were married while Mr. Michaels was finishing his education at a prominent New York law school. Mrs. Michaels worked two jobs so they could afford a decent place to live while herContinueContinue reading “Getta’ loada’ THIS guy!”
A Diamond Necklace
I was looking for something in my jewelry box recently, and ran across a piece I had almost completely forgotten. The diamond necklace from Brad. Brad and I dated for about two years. We never lived together, and the relationship never got too serious, but we were “boyfriend” and “girlfriend” in our 30s. He wasContinueContinue reading “A Diamond Necklace”
Finding A Theme In Life
I don’t know about your house, but in my family, the resolutions have already begun meeting reality. Diets are hard to maintain in cold weather. No one is going out for a run in the snow. With only one day of school under our belts, the backpacks were already in the middle of the livingContinueContinue reading “Finding A Theme In Life”
Love Your Divorce 