Here in New Jersey, during a litigated (court) divorce, the parties are ordered to attend mediation if they are unable to resolve certain issues. Why is that? Simple, the court wants to give you every opportunity to settle your case. Clients will say to me “Why do we have to go to mediation? If I …
Valentine’s Day is here and there are plenty of articles out there about how to prevent a divorce by showing your love to your spouse or how to deal with the first “love holiday” after your divorce. I looked through them to see if there was any interesting information I could pass on to my …
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I do not know a lawyer who has not had a potential client come in and ask this question: How much is this going to cost? It’s a legitimate question. After all, you do not get divorced all the time. You have heard horror stories from friends, family and co-workers. When you are getting divorced, …
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Think of it like this. You are sitting in the Courthouse waiting for your case to be called. Maybe you are upset or crying, maybe you are exhausted from sitting around all day. You look up and you see a neighbor, a co-worker or your child’s coach sitting across from you. You have not told …
The first step in a collaborative divorce can be the hardest – finding an attorney who is collaboratively trained and experienced. Once you have done this and made the decision to move forward with a collaborative divorce, the professionals will schedule a five-way meeting. The anticipation of the first meeting can cause a lot of …
We all have unconscious biases, attorneys and mediators included. It is part of the human experience. The unfortunate thing is that many of us do not recognize our biases when we are sitting in the room with our clients, during a negotiation and in the courtroom. The failure to realize our biases and to take …
When you get engaged, you are happy and thinking of love and marriage. It is not a time where you think “one day I will be divorced.” However, may you should. Think of it like this, you buy car insurance. You do not plan on getting into a car accident – but it sometimes happens. Car …
When you hire an attorney you want him or her to tell you the truth. That is what you are paying for, advice and information. If your attorney has to give you bad news, you should listen to what he or she has to say. Your attorney does not want to hurt you, he or …
I Don’t Like That – When Your Attorney Tells You What You Don’t Want To Hear Read More »
Recently I have had a few clients come in who are having a tough time dealing with their divorce. Understandable, as everyone deals with stress differently and divorce can be extremely stressful. What these clients have said is that they did not realize how hard it(divorce) was going to be. Divorce is the death of …
Divorce is Hard, Otherwise Everyone would be doing it Read More »
Discover why the rates of divorce are higher in some areas of the United States. The results you will see are based on a US Census report published in 2009. When planning a move, people tend to inquire about schools, malls, hospitals, parks and other amenities around their next home. However, these days, folks heading …
