Collaborative Law is a means of dispute resolution whereby the parties and their attorneys work together to resolve the issues without involving or threatening adversarial litigation. Clients may opt out of the Collaborative Law process at any time so long as the...
During the time that a couple is separated, and prior to the divorce decree, it can be quite confusing to determine how to file the income tax returns. There are many filing statuses that seem to be available, but how do you know which one is right for...
A General Roadmap for the Collaborative Divorce Process This article is adapted from “The Roadmap Of The Collaborative Divorce Process” by The Middle Tennessee Collaborative Alliance (MTCA) with Permission by the Interdisciplinary Collaborative Divorce Trainers...
Getting Started in the Collaborative Divorce Process Collaborative Divorce takes threats, hide-the ball tactics and court room battles off the table. It gives divorcing couples the choice to participate in a private, confidential process geared towards collective...
This is a question I hear about 100% of the time when I am coaching a client or couple who are going through divorce and have children. They want someone to assure them their children will come through the divorce without bruises and scars. Of course I cannot...
Deciding how to divide the retirement accounts, such as IRAs, 401(k)s and pensions is an important part of the divorce process. Unlike closing a joint bank account and opening a new one in your own name, for example, dividing retirement assets can be a...
While negotiation and mediation are tools to settle disputes, collaborative law proceedings involve an entirely different alternative to litigating in court. In collaborative law proceedings, you and your spouse each hire an attorney trained in the collaborative law...
Alimony is effectively a distribution of income from one spouse to another in a divorce. It tries to alleviate any inequity in income earned by each spouse. There are “rule of thumb” equations to estimate alimony. However it is difficult to assess a global...
Find a lawyer who understands your goal to reach settlement and encourage your spouse to do the same. Consider choosing a lawyer that understands and has experience with collaborative law (a process that attempts to settle cases amicably and outside the adversarial...
How are we going to tell the children? The most common, and stress-filled questions I get from parents who are separating involve “who, what, where, when and how” information will be conveyed to their children that the family they have known is changing. ...
