September 17, 2012

Cold feet? Pre-wedding jitters of bride is divorce indicator - Brides with cold feet – pre-wedding jitters – are 2.5 times more likely to divorce than those who stride the aisle with confidence, a new UCLA study shows.

How to talk to your kids about divorce – It’s hard to know what to tell your kids about divorce. But, statistically speaking, about half of us will have to do it one day. Here are a few pointers I’ve learned (the hard way) about sharing information about divorce.

September 13, 2012

Co-Parenting Until Death Do You Part - For divorcing couples with young children, resolving immediate critical issues — from custody and time-share arrangements to education and religious involvement — is just the beginning of their long-term work as co-parents.

Overcoming Communication Barriers In Marriage & Divorce - Whether going through a divorce or just dealing with everyday life, give yourself the gift of stepping outside the drama and communicating effectively in order to make better choices as you move forward.

September 6, 2012

Children and divorce: How to help kids understand Children naturally ask questions. “Why is the ocean blue?” “Do I have to go to school today?” and “How does it work?” are all questions that many parents can answer, often without a second thought.

Social Media’s Role in Your Divorce - Digital technology and social media are ever-present in American’s lives. Accordingly, when couples divorce, social media is playing a role in the divorce process. Information shared on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter may have been the catalyst behind the divorce, or they may serve as an evidentiary goldmine during a contested proceeding. Knowing how social media sites and digital technology can affect a divorce is important for anyone in this information age.

September 3, 2012

Mediation or arbitration can rapidly end disputes - Mediation and arbitration as ways to sort out legal disputes are becoming more attractive options for companies to resolve legal issues.

Dispute Resolution: Information and advice: what’s the difference? - The Florida Legislature has tried to clear up the situation in Statute 732.703, titled “Effect of divorce, dissolution, or invalidity of marriage on disposition of certain assets at death.” It applies to ownership designation disputes for all persons dying after July 1, 2012.

August 30, 2012

Divorce and Social Networking Sites - According to Divorce-Online, Facebook was named in one-third of all divorce filings in 2011. So, whether you are already in the midst of your divorce and letting your Facebook friends know what is going on or if you are engaged in activities that can be found out about because of the social networking information you have made available about yourself, that information is more than likely going to be seen by people you would rather did not have access to it. And remember, there is no way to un-ring the bell.

The Seven Virtues of Divorce - Let’s just face the simple math of marriage for a moment, that one of every two wedded unions in the US ends in divorce.  By itself, this statistic says nothing about whether divorce is bad or good — it simply tells us that it happens all the time.  If you are in a restaurant with your spouse eating dinner next to a married couple, you can know with sun-rising certainty that one of your marriages will eventually end in divorce.

August 27, 2012

Divorce and Social Networking Sites - According to Divorce-Online, Facebook was named in one-third of all divorce filings in 2011. So, whether you are already in the midst of your divorce and letting your Facebook friends know what is going on or if you are engaged in activities that can be found out about because of the social networking information you have made available about yourself, that information is more than likely going to be seen by people you would rather did not have access to it. And remember, there is no way to un-ring the bell.

The Seven Virtues of Divorce - Let’s just face the simple math of marriage for a moment, that one of every two wedded unions in the US ends in divorce.  By itself, this statistic says nothing about whether divorce is bad or good — it simply tells us that it happens all the time.  If you are in a restaurant with your spouse eating dinner next to a married couple, you can know with sun-rising certainty that one of your marriages will eventually end in divorce.