If you’ve heard about mediation as a way to facilitate divorce, but aren’t sure if it’s right for you, we understand your concern. Divorce is a very difficult transition in life, and so anything that might make the process easier would be hugely beneficial. But in that same token, anything that might make it harder…

In a word – yes. Children are allowed to provide witness testimony at trials, even divorce trials. But the reality is that you should avoid having your child testify at your divorce trial at all costs! Aside from the incredible stress involved for a child who is expected to get up in front of the…

For many people whose marriages are unhappy or unfulfilling, the end of the marriage means the end of the frustrations that plagued them. But for people who’ve been in abusive relationships, divorce doesn’t signal the end of the trauma. While contact with their abusive spouse is (hopefully) at an end, the emotional, psychological and sometimes…

We live in a time when the issue of privacy is very big, and people have very strong feelings on the subject. One the one hand, we tend to ‘live out loud’ online, sharing everything from our moment-to-moment thoughts and feelings, to all of our meals, purchases, and vacation destinations. And yet, for all that…

Many people in unhappy marriages have asked themselves that question at some point or another, but the answers are rarely as straightforward as we’d like. Relationships are complicated, and especially if you’ve been with your spouse for many years, it can be very hard to end your marriage and start all over again. Over the…

There are about a million movies and TV shows out there with characters who get divorced, or are already divorced. Sometimes divorce is the main theme, and sometimes it’s just a peripheral fact that plays into the storyline. But either way, the trials and tribulations that Hollywood characters have had to face when it comes…

Hey there, welcome back to this chat about planning for your best… well, not ‘party’ if we’re going to be entirely honest. But party planning and divorce planning have a lot in common. Both can be enormously successful if everything goes well, and absolute disasters if everything goes wrong. So if you want a divorce…

Divorces are like parties. They can go according to plan, with a successful outcome, or they can be a complete disaster. So how do you ensure the one and avoid the other? With a little planning and some leg work in advance, it’s possible to have the whole thing go off without too many mishaps.…

There are many factors that could affect your divorce. Things like whether or not you have kids, to what your prenup says about how your assets get divided are all going to come into play. From alimony and child support, to which lawyer you hire to represent you, there are all kinds of things that…