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An Amicable Divorce Could Be Better for Children Than an Unhappy Marriage
Summary: Staying together “for the kids” can do more harm than good if the home is filled with tension or emotional distance. Children absorb their environment and often mirror their parents’ relationships. A respectful, amicable divorce is often better for children’s well-being and models healthy, mature ways to handle conflict and family change. When people…
Read MoreWhy You Should Consider Negotiating Your Divorce Out of Court—Even with an “Ironclad” Prenup
One of the goals of a prenuptial agreement is to give you a sense of security if your marriage ends in divorce. But what happens when life doesn’t unfold exactly the way you expected? Whether the terms of the prenup benefit you greatly or provide you with less than you may have been entitled otherwise,…
Read MoreWhen Is Choosing Single Parenthood a Better Option Than Marriage?
As a divorce lawyer, my days are spent untangling the married lives of people who no longer want to be married, and who sometimes should never have gotten married in the first place. In a recent New York Times article Single at 38? Have That Baby, the author shares her decision to deliberately get pregnant and…
Read More“Throuple”: A Case of Polyamorous Custody
An interesting decision out of Suffolk County recently established custodial rights of a non-biological parent who was part of a polyamorous relationship. In Dawn M. v. Michael M., the court essentially affirmed the validity of a non-traditional family composed of two women and one man. Though their names have been revealed in the media, for our…
Read MoreCurated: 5 Blogs and Podcasts That Help Me Be a Better Lawyer and Mediator
{3:56 minute to read} As a family law attorney and a mediator who is committed to helping my clients stay out of court and resolve their issues with as little animosity as possible, I’m very interested in studying positivity, resilience, and ways to build on people’s strengths. In addition to always having a book or…
Read MoreMarriage and the Expectation of Online Privacy
A Michigan man, Leon Walker, was recently charged with invasion of privacy after reading his wife’s email on a computer they shared. He confirmed his suspicion that she was having an affair, but now he is facing the possibility of serving up to 5 years in prison. Walker, in his defense, has stated that he…
Read MoreActs of Courage on 9/11 and in Everyday Life
I’ve been thinking about the meaning of courage ever since Sunday, September 26th, when I ran in the Tunnel to Towers Run, which is a charity run in honor of FDNY Firefighter Stephen Siller. On the morning of September 11, 2001, Stephen had just ended his shift in Brooklyn when he heard that the Towers had…
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