Do Children of Divorce Need Counseling? In my practice, I regularly suggest counseling for the children of parents in conflict because, when the parents are so embroiled in their own conflict or pain, they are sometimes unable to recognize their children’s emotional needs in the way that they need to. When any of us are in deep conflict or pain, we revert to our more primal reactions … [Read more...]
Camille Milner Selected As A Best Lawyer
Denton Attorney Camille Milner has been named in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers Magazine in the family law category. Milner is a longtime Denton resident and a graduate of the University of Texas Law School, University of North Texas and Denton High School. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers has been compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands … [Read more...]
Denton Attorney Earns Master Credentialed Status
Denton attorney Camille Milner has been recognized by Collaborative Divorce Texas as a Master Credentialed Collaborative Professional. Milner was formally presented with the designation at the annual State Bar of Texas Collaborative Spring Conference in Austin on March 22nd. The achievement of this designation demonstrates a commitment to the highest standards of collaborative … [Read more...]
Camille becomes a Credentialed Collaborative Professional
Collaborative Divorce Texas Announces the Inaugural Class of Credentialed and Master Credentialed Professionals Collaborative Divorce Texas announces its inaugural class of Master Credentialed and Credentialed Collaborative Professionals. Achievement of this designation demonstrates a commitment to the highest standards of collaborative practice. The following Master Credentialed … [Read more...]
Not Having a Last Will Can Really Cost You (and Your Family)
Not having a Last Will can really cost you (and your family). I just read in the news this morning that Prince, the recently deceased musician and movie star, had no Last Will. Amazing. All those millions; all those fans; he accomplished so much, and yet, he forgot, or just didn't get around to doing one simple thing that will endanger the relationships in his family and the value of his estate … [Read more...]
More Considerations on the “Gray Divorce”
In an earlier post, I highlighted the "Gray Divorce." Several studies have been ongoing around the country about Gray Divorces, divorces occurring in the “over 50” population. In 2014, Susan Brown, a professor and chair of the Sociology Department at Bowling Green University, called "Gray Divorce, A Growing Risk Regardless of Class of Education," in which she discussed that while education appears … [Read more...]
Can You Get A Divorce AND Have Happy Holidays?
I just returned from the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals 16th Annual Educational Forum, and I heard one participant say, “Litigation teaches clients how to litigate, and they end up doing it again and again (modifications), whereas in a Collaborative Divorce clients learn how to resolve conflict and issues so that they can move on without having to ‘re-litigate’ their issues … [Read more...]
The Impact of Conflict on Children
I am attending the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals 16th Annual Educational Forum in Washington, D.C. Donna Hicks, Ph.D., an associate at the Weatherford Center for International Affairs at Harvard and author of the book, “Dignity,” is our keynote speaker tomorrow night. Of course, because she works primarily in the field of international relations, much of her book is about … [Read more...]
10 Things to Remember With Children in Divorce
10 Things to Remember When Telling the Children About Your Divorce I remember today, fifty years later, walking in on my grandparents when one said, “Well, maybe we should just get a divorce.” That is one of the most vivid memories of my childhood. I was very close to my grandparents, as they cared for me each day while my parents worked, but still they were JUST my grandparents. I can only … [Read more...]
How to Have an Emotionally Safe Divorce
The Emotional Safety of a Collaborative Divorce In reading an article in this morning’s newspaper, I found a quote that sets out one very good reason why the Collaborative Divorce Process is better for most families than litigation. Litigation is what a trial is called, either before a judge or before a jury, and the rules of the game in litigation are to present evidence as to why the other side … [Read more...]
