Divorcing in your retirement years is growing in popularity, but it carries some significant financial risks. Investment income, Social Security benefits, and other financial instruments must be split equitably according to the law, without leaving one party without the money necessary to support…
When parents go through a divorce, child custody can be one of the hardest issues to deal with. But increasingly in American households, pets are part of the family, and separating can create similar concerns over who gets the family pet.
It might seem like common sense that when a marriage dissolves, all the assets owned by the couple must be dispensed with according to the laws of the state in which the couple lived. But what about planning for the years following divorce?
Our society is becoming increasingly more mobile, which despite the many advantages, can also have distinct disadvantages for serving process.
Every person mourns the death in their own way, and whether that means devoting oneself to child-rearing or volunteering at a homeless shelter, it takes time to heal from a divorce.
Learning how to communicate with a hostile ex-spouse is key to your long-term mental health. Bill Eddy describes his “BIFF” methodology below which can be found on Eddy’s website and in his book entitled “BIFF – Quick Responses to High Conflict People”
Do you need to respond?Much of hostile …
I had one of those wonderful moments as an attorney, friend, mom, divorced mom, human when I watched a client learn how to communicate with her soon-to-be ex in a way that was constructive, respectful and “forward focused.” She even said “Thanks” when I wrote her a firm note to “stop” the past c…
Win Forever for Parents and Children – what parents can learn from Pete Carroll.