Family Law Blog

Define Collaborative

I attended a luncheon recently with a speaker who discussed what exactly constitutes a “collaborative divorce.” I hadn’t realized that the question was open to ...
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Perspective

When I was seven years old, my parents divorced. My mother loaded us kids into the van and moved us 3000 miles away. I never ...
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Mediation Massacre

Traditional divorce processes are destroying the fabric of American society. Yet another tragic news story that didn’t need to happen: On December 4, 2013, a ...
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Misnomer

I am one of those lawyers who believes in sharing my own story with my client, in part because I want each one to understand ...
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I Began College When I Was 16 Years Old…

I began college when I was 16 years old, health before I actually graduated from high school.  (Yes, years later, Vestal High School condescended to ...
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Latest Scandal – Gossip Girl Divorce

Good morning!   Gossip Girl here.   Your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan’s elite.  Did you hear about actress Kelly Rutherford?  ...
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Are Financial Affidavits Mandatory in Every Divorce Case?

Collaborative professionals have long labored under the assumption that Florida law requires financial affidavits in every divorce case, even the collaborative ones.  But, in Salczman v. ...
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Why a Collaborative Divorce?

Why is a collaborative divorce better than a traditional divorce? 1 – A collaborative divorce is confidential.  In the collaborative process, both the personal financial information and the private family ...
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Getting Your Day in Court

For years, I had a horrible job. I was a great family law trial attorney. Traditional divorce in the courtroom is horrifying.  For years, we trial ...
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