Marriage
{4 minutes to read} I have hesitated about writing on the issue of divorce guilt because, for most people, it is a heartrending emotion. However, guilt is an emotion that is real for many people, which they do not often express out in the open. This article is not about pointing fingers and making anyone…
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We were married for 15 years and had three children and a dog. We owned a home and a vacation home and made enough money to pay our bills, but somehow our relationship became very strained. We no longer saw things eye to eye and found ourselves constantly arguing about everything. We tried marital counseling.…
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{4 minutes to read} It is customary for couples going through a divorce to waive rights to each other’s estates. Unless they have children together, they will move forward with their lives and will no longer be making estate decisions as a couple. Post-divorce, those decisions will be made by each party separately. In mediation,…
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{3 minutes to read} I recently watched the first season of the Genius series on National Geographic which follows the fascinating life of Albert Einstein. It spans from his early years as a patent clerk to the world renowned physicist who developed the theory of relativity. This series also gives us insight into Einstein’s personal…
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{2 minutes to read} I once heard someone say this after he had been married and divorced three times. I often wondered why some people get married several times just to end up divorced over and over. We have all heard the line that they keep making the same mistakes, but what does that mean? I…
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While most of my practice is related to divorce mediation, I never encourage people to get divorced. Divorce cannot be taken lightly and requires much thought, so when I first meet with couples, I always ask them if they have given themselves every chance to work things out together, and gone to marriage counseling. I…
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Fundamentally, body language is seen as an involuntary and unconscious phenomenon that adds to the process of communication. (Wikipedia) {5 minutes to read} Setting: my office has a sofa that sits three people comfortably, a clear almost invisible coffee table, my armchair across from the sofa and a couple of extra chairs on either side of…
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“Nothing good ever comes out of hurry and frustration, only misery.” ― Auliq Ice {2:42 minutes to read} There are times when spouses make decisions regarding their assets, which they later regret for a variety of reasons: They want the process over and done with. They are afraid of being bullied and think that being…
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{2:30 minutes to read} During a separation or divorce, taking action without prior discussion with the other spouse, can cause a tsunami in the midst of a mediation! One of my clients went to the pharmacy to refill some prescriptions only to find out that his co-pay was $350 instead of the $15 or $20…
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{2:48 minutes to read} Separating from someone we loved and chose to make a life with is one of the most painful events one may go through in life. Sometimes, it is so painful that we would rather never see our ex-spouse again. The encounters trigger feelings of anger, sadness, loss and more. Memories come…
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