The “Four Horsemen” is a Biblical term, which is sometimes used in our modern day vernacular to mean something destructive. In divorce and family law cases, one of the greatest challenges we face in negotiations is that people in close relationships often treat each other less kindly during negotiations than they would if they were negotiating with complete strangers.  Why?  Because … Read more about The Collaborative Divorce Process helps you avoid the “Four Horsemen” of Mutual Destruction in Divorce

I have written before about the sad loss that families and estates suffer when a person dies without a Will. In August, 2018, Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, died, surprisingly, without a Will to determine how her $80 million estate would be divided.  And last I heard, the drama surrounding the distribution of her estate is still going on. But she is not the only celebrity, who … Read more about A Long, Expensive, and Continuing Saga: Celebrities Who Died Without A Will

Parents going through divorce often ask me about resources available to help their children. Here are a few resources that my clients have found beneficial when they and their family are going through divorce. Sesame Street – The Committe for Children has been a resource for all the years since Sesame Street became a part of our culture.  It is no wonder that they are leaders in getting … Read more about Tools Available for Children Going Through Divorce – January is Child-Centered Divorce Awareness Month

It is so easy to get stuck in the emotions of divorce or other loss, whether it be the death of a loved one or even a position in life, like loss of a job. Dr. Daniel Amen of the Amen Clinics, who has done significant work on brain studies that have resulted in the SPECT brain technology that has helped with Traumatic Brain Injuries, explains that getting “stuck” in an emotion is a result of … Read more about Getting “Unstuck” from the Emotions of Divorce

Terry Gaspard, an MSW, LICSW, is a family therapist who regularly blogs about family law matters.  She said in her blog, "The Changing Dynamics of Marriage: Statistics for 2019," that she recently attended the National Association for Relationship and Marriage Education Summit, where she heard a presentation by Dr. Scott Stanley, a psychological professor with the University of Denver. Dr. … Read more about Divorce Rate Down in 2019

One of the things I love most about the Collaborative Divorce process is that it gives clients the opportunity to reflect and discern if the decisions they are making are the best for themselves and their children. So often, when clients go to court and “settle their case on the courthouse steps,” so to speak, they are doing in while facing an imminent hearing or trial.  It also happens … Read more about Collaborative Divorce – The Opportunity to Discern

Amelia Earhart and Marriage Amelia Earhart has been in the news in the past few months because of news that she and her navigator, Fred Noonan, may not have been lost in the sea, but rather crashed on the Marshall Islands, been captured and died while imprisoned.  As an early female aviator, Amelia Earhart is best known for being the first female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and … Read more about How to Talk About a Pre-Nuptial Agreement: Just Ask Amelia Earhart