Denton Attorney Camille Milner has been listed in the latest edition of Best Lawyers in America. Milner is a longtime Denton resident and a graduate of both the University of North Texas and Denton High School. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers in America has been compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate … [Read more...]
Do You Love Your Child Enough to Co-Parent with your Ex?
I have heard many clients say, “I would step in front of a train to save my children.” Most parents would die for their children, but, sadly, many are not willing to do the hard work to forge a good relationship with their ex for the sake of their children. What that says is that being nice to their ex may be harder for them than stepping in front of a moving train. And maybe it is, but my … [Read more...]
Why is Collaborative Divorce Information Gathering Better than Discovery in Litigation?
Courts in Texas now require that each party in a marriage complete a sworn Inventory and Appraisement, disclosing the assets and liabilities in their marital estate. Clients often wonder if information gathering in a Collaborative Divorce is as good as or better than the Discovery Process in litigation. Cost Comparisons: In the litigation process, there is often an in-depth investigation of the … [Read more...]
Considerations for the “Gray Divorce”
My good friend and collaborative colleague, Tracy Stewart, CPA, recently wrote an article that was published in the Chicago Tribune about considerations in a “Gray Divorce.” More and more, those of us who handle divorce are seeing couples who are over the age of 50 seeking a divorce. They have distinct needs to their age bracket, including how to manage financially until their largest asset, often … [Read more...]
Rituals for Divorce
Unlike weddings, which are filled with extensive rituals, the ceremony of a divorce can be as simple as the client and his or her lawyer presenting a signed decree to the judge, with the entire proceeding lasting less than five minutes. Clients often have a rush of emotions at that time, including sadness and fear, even if they are the party who wants the divorce. And inevitably, clients are … [Read more...]
