Family Law Blog

The Best Way to Get Divorced: War or Peace

Family lawyers cause families more pain and cost them more money than any other cog in the traditional divorce process. Most do not do it ...
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The Most Critical Rule in Collaborative Communication

One of the most important tools of a collaborative professional is the ability to communicate well and to understand the communication of others. Most communication ...
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The Best Smoking Gun Story

I believe in the collaborative dispute resolution process. But don’t get me wrong; I LOVE trial work. Some parties will never be transparent, and it’s ...
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Tips to Protect Your Real Estate in a Relationship Breakup

Divorce is one of the most stressful events in anyone’s life. Indeed, dissolving any relationship can cause the parties involved an enormous strain, both emotionally ...
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The Most Common Misconception About Divorce Court

What do you do if your new client has just been served and he’s read up on his choices in the divorce process, so he ...
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The Most Important Thing to Know about Divorce Court

In my book, War or Peace, I tell the stories of what happened in court on my watch. Here is what happens when you ask ...
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The Worst Way to End a Marriage

Did my headline catch your eye? “The Worst Way to End a Marriage” I lecture often about the horrors of traditional courtroom divorce and compare its ...
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4 Reasons and $8.2 million to Choose Collaborative Divorce

High profile divorces don’t have to be. “Kforce leader David Dunkel gives $8.2M in stock to ex-wife in divorce settlement” is splashed across the headlines ...
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Sharing the (Right) Information

I do something that no other collaborative divorce lawyer I know does (yet). After a client who wants to proceed collaboratively retains me, I send ...
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