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Posts Tagged ‘Collaborative Divorce’
Mindfulness as a Tool for a Less Adversarial Divorce
Divorce can be an overwhelming experience. For most of us the days are full enough, yet divorcing couples are confronted with finding the time to fit in things they would not normally need to do, like meeting with attorneys and working on post-divorce budgets. I recently discovered an author named Jon Kabat-Zinn whose book Wherever You Go, There You…
Read MoreThe Road Map to Collaborative Divorce
The setting in which Family Law attorneys work is often not a courtroom, but a complicated landscape of their clients’ needs and emotions. Because many of these emotions are difficult to experience, it is natural that a divorcing couple might want the process to conclude quickly. But moving forward too quickly without sufficient understanding of each party’s true needs…
Read MoreHow to Protect the Family in the Face of Divorce
I help couples end their marriages without destroying their families. That’s not just a tagline on my website or part of my elevator speech; it’s the actual reason that I no longer use adversarial methods to help my clients who are divorcing or separating. An article in the New York Times that focused on Al and Tipper Gore…
Read MoreWhy the Team Approach to a New York Collaborative Divorce Makes Sense
When collaborative divorce was first developed, it was a process that involved two attorneys and their clients. The attorneys not only counseled and advised their clients about the law, but also about the financial and child-related issues that needed to be resolved. And they did their best to help with the emotional and communication issues that inevitably…
Read MoreMediation or Collaborative Divorce – What is the right process for New Yorkers?
Most of the clients who come to my office to discuss their divorce know that they do not want to go to court. Not only is it expensive and time consuming, but they do not want a judge to make personal decisions for them and their family. So, the clients know that they want to stay out…
Read MoreWhy I Practice Collaborative Law
On August 11, 2010, I was a presenter at a CLE entitled “Why Would An Attorney Want to Practice Collaborative Law?”, which was presented by the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals and sponsored by Moses & Singer, LLP. The matrimonial litigators in attendance asked many good questions about the process itself and about the kinds of…
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