How to Increase the Cost of Your Divorce

Mar 17, 2017

Many people recognize that if they “lawyer up” by hiring the most litigious attorneys that they are asking to have a very expensive adversarial divorce.  Saving money is one of the reasons (but hopefully not the only reason) people often choose to do a collaborative...

What are the Steps and Timing Involved in Obtaining a Divorce?

Sep 13, 2016

What are the steps and timing involved in obtaining a divorce in California?  This is one of the first questions you will probably ask when you meet your lawyer, coach, or financial professional. To get a divorce in California, three steps are required: The filing of...

A Brief Overview of Collaborative Law

Jun 28, 2016

Thank you to Brad Reid and the Huffington Post for this blog article. Collaborate law is a variation of non-adversarial alternative dispute resolution. Specific collaborative law techniques have been discussed for about thirty years and fifteen or so states have...

Can a Divorce Team Save You Money?

May 25, 2016

More and more people are turning to Collaborative Practice professionals for divorce and other family law matters.  But when you hear about a “team” that sounds expensive!  Here is an explanation, written by a family law attorney, of why working with a...

Talking to Your Kids about the Divorce

Mar 6, 2016

Talking to your children about your impending divorce can feel like a daunting task and can evoke an array of intense emotions. Before talking to your children it is most helpful to be on the same page about how, when and where you will speak to them. A divorce coach...