Is Collaborative Divorce just mediation in disguise? – This slightly provocative question legitimately arises from the many similarities between the process, approaches, and techniques used in both collaborative divorce and mediation cases.  Indeed, both focus on information gathering, goal identification, and option development before solution.  Both use interest based approaches, and focus on client self-determination as a guiding principle.  Both provide confidentiality and the flexibility to include other professionals within the process.  And both rely heavily on active listening, reframing, and emotional acknowledgements.  This might lead some to say that Collaborative Divorce is just like mediation, only directed by the collaborative counsel instead of the mediator(s).

10 Reasons People Divorce After Less Than A Year Of Marriage – It’s hard to count the number of celebrity couples who rushed into marriage then promptly filed for divorce just months later.

Can getting sick push you into foreclosure? – Piles of research link foreclosure to depression, increased emergency room visits and even suicide among people who have lost their homes or are close to it. But just as foreclosures can contribute to health problems, new research shows that health problems can contribute to foreclosure, as well.