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How to Reduce the Costs of Your Divorce
Divorce in New York can be expensive and this is especially true if there are complicated issues involved regarding finances or your children. But there are things you can do to keep the costs down. I recently contributed to a…
Read MoreHow to Get Divorced When Your Spouse Doesn’t Want to End the Marriage
In most divorces, both spouses are aware that the marriage is ending and they decide what process they will use to reach an agreement, such as using mediation or the collaborative process. In other divorces, however, there has not been a meeting of…
Read MoreConscious Coupling: A New Approach to Prenups – Podcast Interview Featuring Andrea Vacca
Recently, I was interviewed on the WORTHY podcast ‘Divorce – and other things you can handle!’ to address the stigma around prenups and how a pragmatic approach can be the foundation for long-lasting romance. Listen to the podcast, and get my tips…
Read MoreGray Divorce and the Benefits of a Divorce Team
People divorcing after the age of 50, often called grey divorce, recognize that they have some different financial and emotional issues not faced in younger couples who divorce. As I wrote earlier, navigating a grey divorce with dignity is often an essential…
Read MoreThe Bezos Effect: The Future of Divorce
As a collaborative divorce lawyer in New York, headlines announcing the Bezos divorce settlement gave me hope for the future of divorce – and the future of marriages in the US. Since the news first made headlines in January that…
Read MoreNavigating Your Grey Divorce with Dignity
Baby Boomer divorce rates continue to be above the average with one in every four divorces occurring in this age group. When I first wrote about so-called “grey divorce” (also referred to as ‘gray divorce’) in 2012, the overall divorce…
Read MoreLGBTQ Marriage: How You Can Protect Your Children
When same-sex marriage became legal, same-sex divorce also became legal. Divorce among same-sex couples is lower than the average but that is mainly because LGBTQ couples in long-term relationships were the first to marry when same-sex marriage was legalized. As…
Read MoreHigh Net Worth Divorce Alternatives
Divorcing couples who have high-assets – a high net worth divorce – are exposed to considerable risk if they litigate their divorce. Divorce proceedings are part of the public record: that means observers, including the press, are allowed in the courtroom. While…
Read MoreHow to Focus on The Present and Look to the Future When The Past Keeps Coming Up in Your Divorce
We loiter in winter when it is already spring. – Henry David Thoreau Navigating a divorce is not easy and I’m not going to try and convince you otherwise. But I will tell you that where you choose to place…
Read More4 Common Myths About Collaborative Divorce
In our last blog post, we explained what each member of the collaborative divorce team does, However, because collaborative divorce is relatively new when compared to traditional, litigated divorce and mediation, there are some misconceptions and myths about how the process…
Read MoreWhat Is A Collaborative Divorce Team?
Many people who are familiar with traditional divorce may not understand when you say you are considering a collaborative divorce. One aspect of the process that sets it apart from others is the fact that it enlists a team of specialized…
Read MoreAndrea Vacca Assumes Presidency of New York Association of Collaborative Professionals
On January 1, 2019, I became the new President of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals (NYACP). In this blog, I reflect back on my journey to becoming a collaborative attorney and look toward my goals as President of the leading…
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