Category: Family & Divorce Law

Handling Your Divorce Like an Air-Traffic Controller

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Handling Your Divorce Like an Air-Traffic Controller The stresses placed on divorcing couples, who are making decisions about custody, spousal support, equitable distribution and parenting plans are not unlike those of air-traffic controllers, who are trying to safely land multiple jumbo jets coming in on multiple runways. Perhaps these aren't life or death decisions, but that depends entirely on your perspective! I can't take credit for... [...]

5 Rules For Getting Through Divorce With Your Sanity Intact

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5 Rules For Getting Through Divorce With Your Sanity IntactGetting divorced ranks as one of the worst things that could ever happen to you. And unfortunately, if the statistics are correct, it will happen at some point to around 50 percent of us. I've found that many women do some or all of the following when they get divorced: 1. They fall apart, 2. They find a therapist, 3. They are miserable, 4. They are poor, 5. They feel like a failure,... [...]

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What is Mediation and How Can it Affect my Divorce What is Mediation? "Mediation" means a process in which the parties appear before an impartial third party who has no authority to adjudicate the dispute but who, through the application of standard mediation techniques generally accepted within the professional mediation community, assists the parties in identifying the issues, and then interests, exploring settlement alternatives, and... [...]

First Florida Gay Divorce Granted by Broward Judge

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- The first formal divorce for a gay couple in Florida history was granted Wednesday by a Broward County judge who used the case to join other judges in declaring the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Circuit Judge Dale Cohen on Wednesday dissolved the marriage of Heather Brassner and Megan Lade in a brief hearing. They were united in a 2002 civil union in Vermont but Brassner was unable to... [...]

This Is What It’s Like To Divorce At 40 After 14 Years Of Marriage

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This Is What It's Like To Divorce At 40 After 14 Years Of MarriageAnne MacDonald is wrapping up the divorce process after two years of back-and-forth with her ex -- but that doesn't mean she's ready to start dating again. Finding a new love is the last thing on her mind right now."If there's one thing I know about the divorce process, it's that you must grieve the loss of the marriage before you move on," she told The Huffington Post. "No... [...]