Nov 23, 2011 | Co-Parenting, Custody, Divorce, Mediation
Co-parenting is often the most difficult challenge that parents face following a divorce. Poor co-parenting can not only be a source of extreme and ongoing stress for the parents but, worse yet, it can be emotionally devastating to the children. It can lead to...
May 30, 2011 | Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Fear and Anger, Mediation, Settlement
In all our years of practicing Family Law, we have found that the predominant and most destructive emotion among parties to a divorce or custody case is FEAR. Fear is a primal human emotion. It comes into play when we feel threatened – and when a marriage is...
Dec 8, 2010 | Consultation, Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Limited Scope Agreement, Mediation, Representing Yourself
Imagine walking up to bat in a baseball game – and you don’t know the rules. You don’t know the difference between a “ball” and a “strike.” You don’t know that three strikes are an “out,” or that three outs end the “inning.” You are aware that you’re supposed to swing...
Sep 29, 2010 | Divorce, Mediation
A friend recently told me about what a bad deal she got in her divorce. She entered into a mediated settlement but the terms turned out to be very unfair. When I asked whom she used to conduct the mediation, she told me that her husband’s attorney acted as the...