Arnold Schwarzenegger once said, “Even with my divorce and with everything, I don’t need money.” Unfortunately, if you are not a multi-millionaire, money is an important issue when divorcing. That does not mean you need to hire a Terminator-style attorney to destroy...
If you have ever traveled to Morocco, you may have been hauled into a carpet shop. Plied with sweet tea and hospitality, you are invited to browse the wares in the hope that one will catch your eye. The problem is, if you have never been inside a carpet shop before,...
Back in 2009, a British judge, overseeing a conflictive divorce chose to quote a line from a Philip Larkin poem to the battling parents. He said, “They mess you up, your mum and dad/ They may not mean to, but they do/ They fill you with the faults they had/ And add...
“What do you mean, am I alright? Of course, I’m not alright; I am in the middle of a divorce.” If you find yourself saying something like this, remember that emotions can run high when ending your marriage. Try and control them to make the process more efficient and...
Perhaps the best way to think about how divorce will affect your child is to put yourself in their shoes for a moment. You are four years old, and mommy and daddy say they don’t love each other anymore and are going to live in separate houses. What questions might run...
Like anything new, you know a lot more about divorce once you have done it. Yet you do not have to be Elizabeth Taylor or Larry King to become a divorce expert. You can use other people’s experience. Divorce attorneys see firsthand how painful litigious divorces can...
When discussing alternative methods to resolve your divorce, you may have heard of collaborative divorce and mediation. It is essential to understand that they are not quite the same. Mediation requires a “mediator,” literally someone in the middle of the two...
Cary Grant once said, “Divorce is a game played by lawyers.” However, it is a game that some lawyers choose not to play. If you prefer a peaceful Detroit divorce to playing games with your future, consider talking to an attorney who favors divorce mediation....
It is obvious to me that divorce mediation is far better for people than litigation, but I realize that is because I have been an attorney for over 25 years, and I know what litigation really looks like. Many people who have never been involved in a lawsuit think you...
Joint Filing, Non-Adversarial Language, and Streamlined Court Process Are Here! I am so excited! I worked on the Supreme Court Collaborative Law Committee, and we created new court rules to allow parties who reach a settlement using mediation or Collaborative Law to...
