Commitment is a moment-to-moment process. You need to do it daily, hourly, continually. ~ Michael Toms and Justine Willis Toms Getting divorced can be like running a marathon. It goes on and on and on. It tests a person’s sanity, stamina, and resources. And often, even the … [Read more...]
Can you Find Understanding Through Conflict in Divorce? An Interview with California Mediator Gary Friedman
After graduating from the prestigious Brown University in 1969 and working as a litigator for five years, the formidable young trial attorney Gary Friedman felt, in some ways, helpless. Gary had become a lawyer to help people, but found his work was really a form of manipulating … [Read more...]
What’s the first thing to do in divorce?
After twenty years of marriage, the best family vacation ever, or one of your usual fights, your spouse says, "I want a divorce." You feel a thump in your chest, like your heart just hit your rib cage. The blood coursing through your veins feels cold. Your head hurts, stomach … [Read more...]
Did your spouse acquire an interest in your separate property home? (Moore-Marsden)
You inherited or received real estate as a gift before or during marriage, or bought a house before getting married, and salaries, bonuses, commissions or other income earned during marriage were used to make improvements or pay the mortgage principal on the property. Now, you're … [Read more...]
Should you become your ex-spouse’s creditor?
You're negotiating a separation or divorce agreement, and your spouse offers to pay you $X monthly for X years in exchange for your ownership interest in the house, retirement account, stock options or some other valuable asset. Should you accept your spouse's offer? Should you … [Read more...]
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