Deborah Moskovitch: The Finances Of Divorce
A client came into my office the other day in tears. She was just about to sign papers to purchase her new home, but was now feeling unsure of her decision. My client was in the middle of negotiating her …
Category: Divorce
Older and Wiser
While the world is preoccupied by the very public and briefest of celebrity marriages think Kim and Kris we family and divorce mediators see images of a prototypical young couple with no children, married for a short time, going through …
Mara Shapshay: How Many Divorcees Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb?
If I could impart any advice to the ladies out there it is know exactly what is going on with your own finances. Make sure you have an account set up in your name and balance your check book. Do …
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Same-Sex Divorce Bill Advances In D.C. Council
As Maryland lawmakers prepare to tackle the issue of marriage equality in new legislative session, the District of Columbia is thinking about same-sex divorce. Officials in the nation's capital, who OK'd same-sex marriage in 2009, want to clarify D.C. law …
Judy Silk: Steps And Exes: 10 Simple Things I've Learned From Living In The Trenches
When I was younger, divorce was something you whispered about, like cancer. It came with a certain stigma and a mysterious other-worldliness. My aunt and uncle got divorced when their kids were in college and some of that stigma dissolved …
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If Your Spouse Is Gay, You Are Not Alone
No one knows exactly how many gay, lesbian, or transgender people there are throughout the world. This is so partly because some of these gay folks don't know it themselves and partly because they know it, but they don't want …
When Does Cohabitation Become A Common Law Marriage?
When live-in lovers decide to call it quits, the parties' relationship is not always severed by a simple division of their furniture. If romantic partners have been cohabitating for a lengthy period of time and have commingled their assets and …
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A Divorced Child's Bill of Rights
It's easy to get so caught up in the battles of divorce and the hassles of custody that you forget that your child has certain inalienable rights. A child of divorce, especially, needs to have his or her rights honored …
3 Tips for Being a Better Co-parent in 2012
As New Years approaches, you say you want a resolution? How about resolving to be a better co-parent in 2012?Here are 3 tips that might help you accomplish just this. 1. Lighten up on judgments of your co-parent. Face the …
The Divorce Organizer: Three tips to help ex-spouses understand visitation
All too often when I was representing children or parents in divorce court, I heard parents refer to scheduled parenting time as "my time." For example, a parent once complained to me that taking a child to dance class took …
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