According to a 2016 report of the U.S. Surgeon General, one in seven Americans will face “substance addiction.” This means that substance abuse, whether of opioids, alcohol, street drugs or marijuana, will [...]
You are separated or separating from your spouse and you believe that the issues regarding custody of your child or children will be highly contested. You have heard that something called a [...]
Many people view divorce as similar to a chess game: an adversarial process from which emerges a winner and a loser. Thus, they go into their divorce with the mindset that they [...]
You're in the middle of your divorce case. You had hoped that the path toward resolution would be a smooth one, but things aren’t going in accordance with that expectation and settlement [...]
When a closely-held business is one of the assets of a divorcing couple, many questions come up. In contrast to assets such as investment accounts or real estate, figuring out the value [...]
Often the most difficult divorces take place against a backdrop of a power imbalance in the marriage. This was the case with Sarah, who worked prior to the marriage and in the [...]
"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." [...]
"All is flux, nothing stays still." – Plato Custody arrangements (whether decided by a court order or by mutual agreement of the divorcing parents) generally are based on the “best interests” of [...]
Myths are widely-held beliefs not based in reality. When they become attached to highly-emotional subjects, such as divorce, they can become extremely powerful in shaping both desires and actions. I offer my [...]
The concept of a postnuptial agreement is not a familiar one to most married couples, although many will likely have heard of pre-nuptial agreements (signed in anticipation of the parties’ marriage) or [...]
