Monthly Archives: March 2025
Medical Advance Directives and Your Pending Divorce
You know you are old when most of the divorce advice that comes up as a result of your Google search sounds like it was geared toward someone considerably younger than you. If you need additional evidence that you are old, consider that you are using Google to search for divorce advice. Generic divorce… Read More »
Supervised Parenting Time Should Always Have a Specific Goal and Timeline
If your ex-spouse threatens to take your children away from you, usually all it takes to call your ex’s bluff is to go back to court. The courts are not in the business of determining which parent wins the children and which parent loses them; instead, they instruct parents to negotiate during mediation to… Read More »
Divorce for Debtors
You went into your marriage knowing that conflict over finances has torn apart many once happy couples, but this is not what you envisioned. The financial problems that ruined your marriage were no one’s fault; at least, they were not your fault and not your spouse’s fault. You lied to your spouse about debts,… Read More »
Empathy Is the Secret Ingredient in a Successful Parenting Plan
When divorce lawyers tell you that it is worthwhile to draft a meticulously detailed parenting plan, even if it means spending more hours in mediation, they are not just saying it because you are paying them by the hour. Parenting plans that spell out all the details about transportation, three-day weekends, and extracurricular activities,… Read More »