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 …
Child Custody in Cary
I just finished watching another heart-breaking loss by my favorite professional football team – but what has me torn up more than that was how one of the announcers was telling the story of one of the players and what a great person he was be cause he just finished a two year custody battle …
No Court Divorce: Less Stress, Happier Kids… a better way
Yesterday morning I attended a “calendar call” in a domestic relations courtroom in Wake County. This is a scheduled court appearance for every attorney and litigant that has a hearing or trial scheduled in front of that particular judge for the entire week. It is an opportunity for the judge to call each case and …
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What have you done to try and save your marriage?
One of the questions I ask anyone who comes in to see me for a divorce assessment is this – what steps have you taken to try and save your marriage? Going through a divorce is a tremendously difficult thing to do, both emotionally and financially. I’ve seen first hand what a divorce can do …
Collaborative Divorce – Is it right for you?
I have been an advocate of the collaborative method of resolving divorces ever since I practiced in Florida. As a graduate of a law school (Ohio State) that has a top dispute resolution program, I developed a keen awareness that litigation is not always the best way to resolve a dispute – especially a divorce. …
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 …
4 Behaviors that can lead to divorce
I meet with people who are thinking about divorce or already involved in a divorce on almost a daily basis. I see the same issues over and over and over again. There appear to be a number of common “triggers” that cause people to seek out my services, such as financial issues, different parenting styles, …