A recent study published by Matthew Dupre of Duke University found that women who were divorced at least once were 24% more likely to experience a heart attack compared to women who remained married. For women divorced two or more times, the risk jumped to 77%. (See article here) Dupre and his team were not […]
Channel 7 recently reported on a story out of Huntington Woods about a divorced couple back in court around the issue of whether or not to vaccinate their two children. (Click here for original story) The thing which stood out to me most in the story was that the father was completely taken aback by the […]
My Collaborative colleagues and I often wish that our clients could clone themselves so they could see how their exact case would simultaneously play out in the litigation process and compare the outcomes to what they achieve in the Collaborative Divorce Process. Many people don’t realize just how crazy and incendiary the litigation process can […]
Though the title of this post sounds like a set up for a bad joke, it comes from a New York Times article which marveled at Steve Jobs being a “low tech” parent. The author of the article was so perplexed by Jobs’ revelation that his children’s usage of IPads and other technology was restricted, he […]
One of my Collaborative Divorce Process colleagues out of California, Jon Kramer, wrote a very interesting blog post about “conscious uncoupling” and the Collaborative Divorce Process (CDP). In the post, he highlights that the CDP has always promoted “conscious uncoupling” before it became a trendy catchphrase, in that it facilitates thoughtful separation which preserves the […]
Most dog owners know there are few things that get their pooch more excited than hearing the word “ride”. Jose is no different– any time he sees me gathering my keys and putting on my shoes, he is prancing close to my side, just begging me to take him along. The thing that I find […]
We are so very excited to announce that the Uniform Collaborative Law Act (UCLA) has been passed in Michigan! We hope that this enactment will encourage the continued growth and development of Collaborative Practice, and increase awareness and access to couples going through divorce to choose this healthier process for dissolution. Our goal is to […]
This is the final post in the series about Potential Settlement Pitfalls and how the Collaborative Divorce Process is structured to better address these. (See Part I here and Parts II & III here) We will talk about Pitfall 4: Letting Emotions Rule I think this is the most important issue in divorce and the […]
Pitfall 2: Ignoring the Tax Implications & Pitfall 3: Not Gaining a Full Financial Picture For many couples, there is an imbalance of financial power and knowledge. Many of my clients go into a panic mode when we first begin discussing assets, as they grasp how much knowledge they are missing in terms of what […]
Last week, I wrote about the “misery spiral” and how easy it is for those going through a divorce to fall into it, primarily because of feelings of guilt and failure. The more I thought about it, the more I thought it would be useful to delve deeper into this and examine the underlying common […]
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