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Adding Hope to Collaborative Divorce

This year has been a rough one.  We’ve all dealt with the stress of the pandemic differently and some have been forced to come to the realization that their marriage is ending.  This kind of a loss can be a devastating one; however, the good news is you have...

Child-Centered Collaborative Divorce Awareness Month

It’s no surprise that the holidays bring any martial stress to light.  January 6th is affectionately dubbed “Collaborative Divorce Day” since “Collaborative Divorce” is the most Google’d search on that day.  January is also known as divorce month as family law...

Collaborative Divorce Survival Guide: Holiday Edition

Holidays are always stressful and adding a divorce to the mix makes it an infinitely more taxing time.  Figuring out how to co-parent and share custody during the holidays is an added stressor to the list.  Here are some ways to avoid having a holiday meltdown. Have a...

Can I Keep the House?

So often one of the first questions is, “Can I keep the house?”  People are emotionally attached to their home and perhaps they haven’t considered the three main umbrellas of discussion to answer that question, “Can I keep the house?” The three components would...

Fear, Anxiety, and Collaborative Divorce

Most divorce clients come into the process of ending their marriage with a lot of fear and anxiety.  These feelings are real.  Worries about finances, the children and the uncertainty of what will happen are common.  Recognizing that many clients have these feeling we...