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April 1, 2022 » Will I Have to Pay Spousal Support?
We discussed using a Collaborative Divorce process where Julie is separately represented by a Collaboratively-trained attorney with prior experience on various spousal support outcomes. We could involve mutually agreed upon mental health coaches and/or neutral financial professionals to look at emotional concerns and property division settlement options. This would save them both the cost of hiring different experts to testify in court at $500 or more an hour, while also paying their litigation attorneys’ fees to cross-examine each expert, and waiting 90 days for the judge to make a ruling. And the ruling could be quite unfavorable.
March 1, 2022 » Can we have a Collaborative Divorce if we don’t talk?
By choosing a Collaborative Divorce, couples are choosing an option that provides structure to support them individually and together. Even when they can’t talk to each other.
February 1, 2022 » The Best Divorce
Thinking about the various changes that accompany divorce, how can you respond in a way that elicits the BEST future life for you and your loved ones? This question might be your beacon during and after your divorce, to guide you along the way.
January 1, 2022 » My Spouse Won’t Agree to Divorce. What Can I Do?
December 1, 2021 » Should I Rush to File for Divorce before the 10 Year Mark
If you both enter into a Collaborative Divorce process in good faith, don’t rush out to file for divorce or panic if you are on either side of the “ten year” marriage. Trust that you and your spouse can create an appropriate agreement that doesn’t depend on a knee-jerk reliance on “rules” that may or may not be true.
November 1, 2021 » Step into Your Power – Choose a Collaborative Divorce
Proceeding with a Collaborative Divorce is a healthier alternative for most divorcing families. Collaborative Divorce means you’ve agreed not to litigate.
October 1, 2021 » Why Consider a Collaborative Divorce?
You might choose a Collaborative Divorce because you want to stay out of court, keep conflict to a minimum, and have control over the process. In a Collaborative Divorce, no one enters a courtroom.
September 1, 2021 » Emotional Attachment to a House in a Divorce
During your divorce talk about your emotional attachment to your home as one factor in making decisions about whether to keep or sell the home. It’s not simply about the money!
August 1, 2021 » Divorce – What if I don’t trust my spouse?
A Collaborative Divorce can help rebuild that all important missing trust.
July 1, 2021 » What Is So Important about a Budget in a Divorce?
One of your most essential tasks in a Collaborative Divorce is to prepare a summary of your expenses, which we will call your budget.
June 1, 2021 » Gray Divorce – “Why Did You Leave Grandpa?”
May 1, 2021 » How to Tell Your Spouse You Want a Separation or Divorce
April 1, 2021 » Collaborative Prenuptial Agreements – How to Make Your Marriage Stronger and More Secure
March 1, 2021 » Can We Still Be Friends (after Divorce)?
February 1, 2021 » Making Sense of Those Divorce Legal Forms
January 1, 2021 » Parenting in the Age of COVID
December 1, 2020 » Five Reasons to Use a CDFA (Certified Divorce Financial Analyst) – A Lawyer’s Perspective
November 1, 2020 » 3 Ways to Manage Kids’ Expenses after the Divorce
Certain mandatory shared children’s expenses are defined in the CA Income and Expense declaration which include: child care for job training and/or work, medical care, special educational needs, and travel related to visitation. But what about other expenses such as extracurricular sports, private school, orthodontia, tutors, birthday parties, even haircuts?