One of my biggest pet-peeves is when another lawyer tells me that Collaborative Divorce won’t work. Don’t tell that to Cat J. Zavis. Cat presented a seminar that I attended this past week on how Non-Violent Communication can help resolve Family Law Cases, including Collaborative Divorces. The seminar was organized by Mark Springfield, a fellow…
Category Archives: Famous Divorces in the News
Texas says that Gay couples can’t divorce… Huh?
A Texas Court of Appeals has ruled that District Court Judge Tena Callahan had no jurisdiction to divorce a gay couple that was legally married in Massachusetts in 2006. I will put aside the legal argument that this is a clear violation of the equal protection clause for a second, and just reflect on the…
Is Divorce Contagious?
If you get divorced, does that mean that someone else in your social network is likely to split from their spouse? Not only did Al and Tipper Gore call it quits recently, but their eldest daughter, Karenna Gore Schiff, announced Wednesday that she is separating from her husband after 13 years of marriage and her…
Al Gore and Tipper to Separate after 40 years
This week Al and Tipper Gore made a shocking announcement – they were splitting up after 40 years of marriage. This is particularly shocking because of the length of the marriage. According to this article on CNN.com, most couples seek a divorce during the first two years of marriage when the “honeymoon period” ends, at…
Tiger and Elin to Divorce?
Coming as no surprise to anyone, it appears that Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren are definitely heading for divorce. The Huffington Post today reported that a divorce is “100% happening.” I for one am surprised that this didn’t happen earlier. It is so difficult for celebrities to stay together because they are always in the…