Apr
15

Co-Parenting Community Provides Five Essential Tips

The co-parenting community twohappyhomes.com provides five essential tips on how to co-parent successfully.

  • Step #1 – Keep your feelings about each other out of your kids’ hearts + heads.
  • Step #2 – Carrots work better than sticks.
  • Step #3 – Keep the lines of communication open.
  • Step #4 – Allow for change + scary feelings.
  • Step #5 – Talk + listen to your kids.

Read the entire article here:  https://www.twohappyhomes.com/articles/89/5-essentials-steps-successful-coparenting

Apr
01

Divorce Recovery Center Founders Provide Tips on How to Communicate with Your Ex

Founders of a Divorce recovery center in Santa Monica provide advice on how to communicate effectively with your ex after divorce.  Allison Pescosolido, MA and Andra Brosh, Ph.D offer several useful tips:

  • When communicating with your ex, adjust your communication to their personality traits
  • Be civil
  • Remember that everything you say, write, text, can be used as evidence against you
  • Keep things with your ex cordial (but not too friendly)
  • Try to avoid placing blame

Read the entire article here:  http://www.smmirror.com/#mode=single&view=34334


Apr
01

SmartMoney Talks 2012 Child-Related Tax Breaks

SmartMoney.com talks about 2012 child related tax breaks for parents after divorce.  Divorce can cause complex tax issues including which parent can claim different child-related tax breaks.  Whether your the custodial parent or the non-custodial parent, there are tips for you.  The article reviews how the non-custodial parent rule can translate into tax savings for you.  Additionally, the article reviews some tax breaks that are available to both parents.  Although, some tax breaks are only allowed for the custodial parent, this article is a must read.

Check out the entire article here:  http://www.smartmoney.com/taxes/income/after-divorce-who-gets-child-related-tax-breaks/

 

Apr
01

Inc. Talks About How to Protect Your Business in Divorce

Ark Balasa published an article last week in Inc. magazine pointing out that the biggest risk to a business starts at home and advises business owners on how to protect their business in divorce.  The best advice is to protect your business before the marriage through pre-nuptial agreements, post-nuptial agreements, partnership agreements, and buy-sell agreements.  When your not already well protected, there are several tips:

  • Get an outside valuation on the value of your business.
  • Hire a Family Law Attorney with extensive experience in splitting business assets.
  • Be prepared to have all your business transactions analyzed by a forensic accountant.  Any shady practices will be used against you.

Read the entire article here:  http://www.inc.com/mark-balasa/dont-let-divorce-destroy-your-business.html

 

Mar
25

Dr. Lewis Provides Advice on Helping Your Child Cope with Divorce

Pediatrician Dr. Lewis of Vermont’s Children’s Hospital discusses helping your child cope with divorce in a video posted on WPTZ.com.  With more than 1 million kids affected by divorce each year, how parents help their child cope with divorce or separation is critical.  Children can be confused and angry upon hearing about a divorce or separation.  Dr. Lewis emphasizes how routines should be consistent between the two households (homework, bedtime, etc.) and recommends that child should not be put in a position where they are a referee between the parents.

View the video here:  http://www.wptz.com/tv/firstwithkids/Helping-your-child-cope-with-divorce-or-separation/-/9281492/9537306/-/axd7db/-/index.html

 

 

 

Mar
25

New York Times Talks Divorce and Women in India

The New York Times author Pamposh Raina published an article on their blog last week about how divorce is a raw deal for Indian women.  The article talks about how local records show a rise in divorce in India and how the system in India is biased against women.  Those women that choose to divorce can be left in financial destitute.  There is a movement to give women in India the right to marital property.  If this legislation passes, “women will become equal owners of property.”

Read the entire blog article here: http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/for-indian-women-divorce-a-raw-deal/

Mar
25

My Fox Detroit Talks About Divorce Expo and How to Help Kids

Dr. Friedberg talks about the emotional divorce and how divorcing can actually better for your children than staying in a bad marriage where there is high conflict.

“People have to go through a process of grieving from the relationship and disengagement from their relationship and recognizing that that is hard to do.  There’s support out there: divorce support groups that are very good and some people need counseling to help them to really let go, especially the person who was hurt or left by their partner — that’s especially hard.”

View the video here:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/23/co-parenting-advice_n_1375783.html

Mar
25

New York Times Article Same Sex Marriage and Prenuptial Agreements

Louis Rafkin published an article in the New York Times about when ‘forever’ doesn’t work out:  The Same-Sex Prenup.  The article discusses complications on how same sex marriages are not federally recognized, which can make things messier, especially if a couple moves to a state that does not acknowledge the marriage.  The article makes the assertion that if done properly, the prenuptial process can bring a couple couple closer.  Talk to an experienced Family Law Attorney to discuss your prenuptial agreement.

Read the entire article here:  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/fashion/weddings/same-sex-marriage-and-prenuptial-agreements.html?_r=1&partner=rssnytemc=rss

 

 

Mar
18

Brahm D. Siegal Talks About Facilitative vs. Evaluative Mediation in Divorce

Family Law and Divorce Lawyer Brahm D. Siegal talks about the difference between “facilitative” and “evaluative” mediation in divorce.  Facilitative mediation is where the mediator uses their skills to try to find a solution to the disputes without giving their opinion.  Alternatively, with evaluative mediation the mediator acts much like a facilitative mediator and they also provide their opinion as to the likelihood of success on a particular issue if the case proceeds to court or trial.  The evaluative mediator will also evaluate the merits of a certain proposal. When it comes to mediators, practicing family law attorneys and judges with family law experience are recommended.

Read the entire article here:  http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/brahm-d-siegel/divorce-mediation_b_1268779.html

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