Divorce Agreement
{2:07 minutes to read} Many people experience a sense of panic and sadness and suddenly get cold feet at the end of their divorce negotiations. It’s not that they don’t want to complete the process, but they are now confronted with the reality of the divorce. Below is an email I received recently: Hi Jennifer,…
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{2 minutes to read} As I wrote in my previous article, I was looking back through some of my early postings and came across a 2-part series that I thought was worth a revisit. The first part, “Baby Steps,” talked about a step-by-step approach that a couple used to put in place a long-term parenting…
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{3:12 minutes to read} In our previous article, I wrote about the challenges that some divorced parents may encounter during the summer when children are on school vacation and out of their regular routine. In this article, I wanted to outline some of the challenges divorced parents are faced with when they live on different…
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{3:54 minutes to read} Some people anticipating a separation or divorce think or may have heard through the grapevine, about necessary prerequisites to starting divorce mediation. You know how the grapevine is. You can’t rely on everything they say being correct. So I thought it would be helpful to clarify 5 of the most frequently…
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{3:06 minutes to read} One of the more frequently asked questions I hear is: “If I move out before we have a signed agreement, will I be accused of abandonment? Am I doing something illegal? People around me say that if I do that, I can lose access to my children as well as my…
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{2:54 minutes to read} In working with people going through divorce, I often meet couples where, for a variety of reasons, one spouse has traveled through the marriage unaware of the whole financial picture. This is especially true if that spouse was being a stay-at-home parent and not working. It’s not that the “bookkeeping” spouse…
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{2:54 minutes to read} Children and adults alike whose parents have been divorced seem to carry that label with them along with other labels, such as child from a broken family or from a broken home, which define them. Whether their parents’ divorce was amicable “enough” or acrimonious, they are still “children of divorce.” I…
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Conflict can be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither side loses and a new dance is created – – – Thomas Crum When we are in a conflict, we all experience great stress and anxiety. We often feel “stuck,” unable to work through the conflict and resolve it. What seems to be…
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I asked Rachel Fishman Green, Esq, who drafts many of the legal documents for my separating or divorcing clients, to describe the process once they have reached an agreement in mediation. After you have reached agreement in mediation, and the terms have been summarized in a Memorandum of Understanding, those points have to be…
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When a couple recognizes that they cannot be together anymore but are not ready yet to give up completely on their marriage, divorce is not their only option. Trial Separation In a trial separation: The couple starts living apart for a period of time – 3 to 6 months; They put in place a parenting…
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