When people get divorced, one of the biggest emotions they experience is a lack of control—either because their partner initiates the breakup, or because the legal part of uncoupling is in the hands of professionals and going at their pace based on the court-specific...
This is the second year that I’ve participated in Divorce With Respect Week, and the second year I have brought it to Michigan—expanding our reach across the state. And for the second year running, we are offering free introductory consultations for people considering...
The field of family law is exactly what the words say: law related to families. That means more than divorce. In Ohio, where I grew up and returned for law school at Case Western Reserve School of Law, the common nomenclature is domestic relations. Reflecting on the...
Recently, I made the difficult decision to practice law a little differently. I decided to stop taking divorce cases that require litigation. It’s a huge gamble in an industry when most cases use the overburdened courts for this purpose, and most people don’t know...
Ever since I discovered alternative approaches to divorce like Collaborative Divorce and Insight Mediation, I’ve been promoting them to clients and colleagues alike. But there’s a hesitation when I mention the idea of doing something different than duke it out in...
While divorce is a difficult time in a person’s life, the process of divorce does not have to be difficult. That is, if you have a good support team, from friends to your family law professionals. Having support from an understanding network can make all the...