A Mom in Durham, NC recently lost custody of her children because she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In an extremely sad case, and yet another shining example of why collaborative law is such a promising tool for resolving family law conflicts, Alaina Giordano has lost custody of her two children because of a terminal…
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Friday Funny – Clumsy Best Man Ruins Wedding
Clumsy Best Man Ruins Wedding in this hilarious video. Best to keep a sense of humor – you only live once! Clumsy Best Man Ruins Wedding
Tips to make your divorce easier
Last week the Raleigh News and Observer ran a story entitled “4 tips to make your divorce easier for your divorce attorney and yourself.” Those tips included telling your lawyer the truth, get help from a therapist if you need it, listen to your attorney’s advice, and organize your documents before you give them to…
Divorce Insurance… Really?
I’m just trying to picture the look on my wife’s face if she found out that I went an purchased divorce insurance… it wouldn’t be good, that’s for sure. But behold, there is now such a thing – insurance that gives you a payout if your marriage fails. Ironically enough, the product was dreamed up…
Florida Ban on Gay Adoption is Unconstitutional
Finally, Florida got it right. After a number of years of fighting a system that says that gay people in Florida are unfit to be parents, the Appeals court in Miami has unanimously ruled that Florida’s law that bans gay adoption is unconstitutional. Last Wednesday’s decision means that Frank Martin Gill will be allowed to…
Divorce and Parenting in Raleigh
If you are a parent and facing a divorce in Raleigh, North Carolina, one of the main issues that you are going to have to come to terms with is how to co-parent your child with your soon-to-be ex-spouse. One of the nice things about Wake County, and Raleigh in particular, is that there are…
Divorce during the Holidays – What to do?
As we come upon the end of summer and the Labor Day weekend, it is important to make sure that you stay calm and collected during the weekend’s festivities. Whether you are just thinking about the idea of separating from your spouse, your divorce is in its final stages, or you are somewhere in between…
New York is last state to allow “no-fault” divorce
Gov. David Paterson has signed into law a bill allowing for “no-fault” divorce in New York State. New York was the last state in the union to allow for such a divorce. Under the new law, as long as one couple claims that the marriage has been “irretrievably broken” for at least 6 months, the…
Who Says Family Law has to be just about People?
Ok, so I just finished up a week and a half of posts on how to prepare for divorce. Today, I’d like to take a lighter approach and share a feel-good story about a Momma Cat that adopted a baby squirrel. Check out the full story on CNN here. My wife and I are vegetarians…
How to Prepare for Divorce Tip #2: Have you considered Collaborative Divorce?
This is the second in a series of “How to Prepare for Divorce” tips that I will be publishing in the next week or two. Today’s tip involves a discussion of collaborative divorce, and whether you have considered choosing this route over the more traditional (and expensive) process of using the courts to resolve your…