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Who gets the kids?
Divorce means the end of your marriage. It shouldn’t mean the end of your role as a parent. You want to preserve as much of your time with your children as possible. To make important decisions about their upbringing. To help them understand right from wrong. To laugh...
How can a QDRO help secure your future?
Worrying about your financial future is a natural feeling as you head into divorce. It's been said that nobody "wins" when the final property judgment is handed down. While marital property division over assets such as real estate and investments are always a concern,...
Five times divorce mediation is a bad idea
If you do any amount of research for your divorce, you are likely to stumble across the idea of mediation. And everyone who wants you to pursue mediation will praise its advantages. It offers you more creativity! More control! It can save money! Given what you know of...
Surrender – What does this really mean?
Surrender, to me, meant to give in, to be weak. You surrender when you’ve exhausted all your options and you’ve failed; game over. To surrender meant that the other person, the one you’re fighting against, won the battle. Frankly speaking, losing was not an option for...
Call me Oprah
There’s something magical about receiving a gift. Perhaps it’s the gift itself, or the excitement in unwrapping the mystery, maybe even the heartfelt appreciation for the gift giver. Ending the 2014 year and celebrating the holiday season, I received one of the best...
Who gets the house?
Property accumulated during a marriage, “marital property”, is equitably divided in a divorce, which includes the equity in the marital home. Who gets to keep the house if both parties want it? That’s a different story. Often times, one party wants to keep the house...
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