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So You’re Considering a Divorce
How to Select the Right Divorce Professional in Three Easy Steps
What’s the best way to end your marriage? Well, you could send a subscription of Divorce Magazine to your spouse, scatter the business cards of several divorce attorneys like rose petals across your bed, or paint a yellow line down the middle of every room in your...
What Is A Good Divorce?
Typically, a good divorce is defined as one that has produced a good divorce agreement (technically a ‘separation agreement’). That is, one that seems fair and acceptable to each soon to be ex-spouse. It contains a plan to divide the couple’s belongings and other...
I Wanted This Divorce So Why Do I Feel So Bad?
Recently, a client spoke about how exhausted she had been feeling. This took her by surprise as, after years and years of unhappiness and finally feeling able to move ahead with a divorce, she didn't expect to feel so irritable, de-energized, and just plain tired out....
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About Divorce Mediation
Country Star Billy Ray Cyrus Knows Something About Divorce
During a recent appearance on the television show, The View, Billy Ray Cyrus spoke about his highly publicized marital problems. After filing for a divorce, he and his wife recently decided to try to work things out. Cyrus said that a communications breakdown was what...
Want A Better Way To Divorce? Work With A Co-Mediation Team!
While you were in grade school, if you wanted to play kickball and your friend wanted to play jump rope, you might have resolved this issue by tossing a coin, drawing straws, taking turns playing both, or deciding you'd both play something else. Most of us have never...
Hit & Run Divorce: The Worst Way to Travel
What's worse than a couple constantly arguing their way to a final separation? The Hit & Run - the one that you never see coming. Susan Pease Gadoua discusses the 'Hit and Run Divorce' in her HuffPost article How Not to Tell Your Spouse You Want Out Of The...
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Co-Parenting and Parenting
How To Handle A Co-Parenting Breakdown
What is a co-parenting breakdown? It can take many forms, but generally it includes a lack of cooperation or disregard by your ex in terms of mutually agreed upon parenting plan issues such as: on-time pick ups/drop offs, communicating important information about the...
The Road To Your Children’s Happiness and Good Health? Giving Thanks!
Giving thanks is good for your health and overall happiness! Adults who stop to smell (and feel grateful for) the roses have more energy, are more optimistic about life, have more social connections and report feeling happier than their less grateful counterparts....
How To Help Your Children Through The Holidays
For some children, the holidays can be stressful and confusing. Family plans and celebrations may be complicated. Dr. David Fassler's article: 10 Tips for Helping Your Child Cope with Holiday Stress huffingtonpost.com, on helping children cope with holiday stress has...
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Can This Marriage Be Saved?
Why The Big Rush To Divorce?
Generally, people come into my office when they are feeling angry, sad, distant from, or just plain fed up with their spouse and their marriage. Sometimes people want to learn about divorce and think about whether or not it is the best solution to the problems they...
Why Are Women More Likely To Say the ‘D’ Word First?
Yes, it's true...more and more divorces are initiated by women. In fact, these days middle-aged women are twice as likely to ask for a divorce as their male counterparts. Why is this so? What is going on? Well, there are a lot of theories out there about what is...