Nothing can truly prepare you for the emotional impact of a divorce. But you can get ready to face the economic effects of this life-changing development. We have seen the mental health benefits of planning for the financial realities of divorce. You will feel more in control of the process when you go into it […]

A marriage may end, but the family formed by the marriage doesn’t. Whether the marriage resulted in children, brought people together in a blended family, or was simply a union of two, each marriage creates a family impacted by separation and divorce. Collaborative law offers an approach that preserves the health of that family through […]

If you’ve ever tried to split the bill after a shared dinner with friends, you know that finances are not a cut-and-dry subject. Everyone comes at them from a different direction informed by their own lived experience. Financial matters can become an even more fraught topic when you add in the emotional stress and pain […]

When action star Hugh Jackman and his wife of 27 years, Deborra-Lee Furness, announced their divorce in late 2023, many inside and outside of Hollywood were shocked. But the famous couple illustrate a growing trend over the past few decades—the gray divorce. “Gray divorce” refers to couples over age 50 who split. Jackman (55) and […]

A lot of people (including some attorneys) think they know everything there is to know about Collaborative practice. Here’s a look at some of the more frequent inaccuracies surrounding Collaborative divorce — and facts that will dispel them. 1. Both parties want the dissolution of the marriage. As is often the case in traditional divorces, Collaborative […]

During my 20 years as a marriage and family therapist, I have seen the good, the bad and the downright ugly when it comes to divorce. But one case sticks out in my mind as providing a good lesson for both the divorcing couple and the Collaborative attorneys who were handling their case about the […]