Family Law Blog
The Power of an Apology
Joryn Jenkins
November 13, 2020
I’ve learned so much in my collaborative practice. Unexpectedly, once in a while now, a client begs me to co-counsel . . . with her ...
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Divorce Without Destruction
Joryn Jenkins
November 6, 2020
If you ever watched the Oscar-award winning movie Juno, you might recall Husband Jason Bateman suggesting, “We can get a collaborative divorce. I hear it’s ...
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Can You Believe There’s a Divorce Bet Calculator?
Joryn Jenkins
October 30, 2020
The Couple I Thought Would Never Make It I remember, shortly after law school, I attended the wedding of one of my classmates. He and ...
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Mine!
Joryn Jenkins
October 23, 2020
Mine! There’s a fabulous scene in the movie, Finding Nemo when the seagulls are introduced. They’re squabbling, en masse, over what they think is food, ...
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Post-Divorce Planning Checklist (When You Receive Your Final Judgment)
Joryn Jenkins
October 16, 2020
Post-Divorce Planning Checklist (When You Receive Your Final Judgment) Once your divorce is finally over, whether it took four years or four weeks, the relief ...
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Pre-Divorce Planning Checklist (Before Speaking To An Attorney)
Joryn Jenkins
October 9, 2020
Pre-Divorce Planning Checklist (Before Speaking To An Attorney) When clients come in to consult me for the first time, it is unusual (although not unheard ...
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Divorce Ceremonies
Joryn Jenkins
October 2, 2020
Divorce Ceremonies What are ceremonies, generally speaking? Why do we have them? When do we have them? What do they accomplish, if anything? These questions ...
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Elements of an Apology
Joryn Jenkins
September 25, 2020
Elements of an Apology Oops, you made your way into the doghouse once again. Whether it was for something (you think of as) minimal, like ...
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Finding Closure – (Saying “Goodbye”)
Joryn Jenkins
September 18, 2020
Finding Closure – (Saying “Goodbye”) Ever caught the song 50 Ways to Say Goodbye, by Train? If you’ve never really heard the words, take a ...
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