Letting the Judge Decide is “Rolling the Dice”

In the ten plus years of my career, I’ve often heard a party to a case say that he/she wants to “let […]

Don’t Just Do It!

While the phrase may be a motivating call to action from Nike, “Just Do It,” should not be the motto of the […]

Filing for Divorce Together Doesn’t Mean You Have to Agree

Filing for divorce together doesn’t mean you have to agree. Many divorcing couples are under the misconception that unless they agree on every […]

With Justice For All…(The Wealthy, That Is)

“…the civil justice system in this country is essentially inaccessible to many Americans — and when it does get accessed, is tilted […]

Your Divorce Isn’t Final Until the Kids Leave

Several times I’ve heard a divorcing parent say, “I’m just looking forward to getting this over with, so I don’t have to […]

Judge Argues that Lawyers and Judges Should Get Out of the Divorce Business

“Suing for divorce” made sense when divorce required proving fault. But with no-fault divorce, there is no need for courts to control […]

How to Make Divorce Less Damaging for the Kids

The ‘Good’ Divorce, By Christine Carter, director of Greater Good Parents, for the Berkeley Blog “…Divorce is not permission to hate. When […]

The Gray Divorce Revolution

Baby boomer marriage is in such crisis that researchers call it the Gray Divorce Revolution. Author Barbara Bradley Hagerty talks about why […]

Nesting: A Unique Idea for Shared Parenting from Time Magazine

By Belinda Luscombe for Time Magazine: “When Jon Marden and Ana Elizabeth decided to split in 2005 after 13 years of marriage, […]

Litigation vs. Mediation

LITIGATION. verb lit·i·gate \ˈli-tə-ˌgāt\ : to make (something) the subject of a lawsuit : to cause (a case, an issue, etc.) to […]