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Look through our articles section for insights into the legal process, dispute resolution options, developments in family law, and practical guidance about preparing for divorce or a family law dispute.
Divorce is a legal process, but there are many other aspects to divorce as well: social, emotional, and, of course, financial. For most people, divorce financial issues are a source of great stress—whether that person is worried about having enough money to…
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Pop culture depictions like “The Brady Bunch” and “Yours, Mine, and Ours” paint a rosy picture of blended families. Sure, there’s the occasional comedic predicament, but in the movies and TV, everyone settles into one big, happy, family. Blending two families can…
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Even the most straightforward and amicable divorce isn’t easy for the people going through it. When there are complicating factors, as there are with most divorces, divorce becomes even more challenging. Couples going through a high net worth divorce, also called a…
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If you have ever been on a job interview for a job that you really wanted, you understand the anxiety of sitting in front of someone who holds your future in their hands. You want desperately to do and say the right…
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Even the most amicable family law matters are emotional and stressful for those involved. The most emotionally difficult cases often involve issues that have to do with the children, like child custody and parenting time. Many parents are able to negotiate responsibility…
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If you are a parent of a minor child, it’s likely that the issues in your family law case that are most challenging are those that have to do with the well-being of your child, like child custody. In a contested custody…
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The short answer to the question “What’s the difference between a prenuptial and a postnuptial agreement” is simple: one is executed by spouses before their marriage, and one is executed afterward. While that answer is technically accurate, it’s not entirely complete. Let’s…
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In almost every lawsuit, including divorces, the parties have the right to gather information from the other side in a process called “discovery.” There are many discovery tools available. The one that’s most familiar to non-lawyers is probably adeposition, where one party…
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When someone files a divorce or child custody case, they are starting a lawsuit, and lawsuits involve a process called “discovery.” Discovery is exactly what it sounds like: an opportunity for each party to the lawsuit to discover information that can help…
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Mediation and Collaborative Divorce offer many benefits over litigation or even traditional position-based negotiations. Here are seven of them: 1. Control The parties get to make their own decisions. The mediator or collaborative professionals help the parties understand their options and the…
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