7 Tips for Surviving Father’s Day After Separation and Divorce

By Diana Shepherd June 17, 2015 Family-centered holidays like Father’s Day can exacerbate feelings of loss, failure, grief, or anger for newly separated and divorced dads: those who will be apart from their kids for the first time on this special day may be dreading it. Children may also be missing treasured Father’s Day rituals…

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Will Your Divorce Be a War Story or a Peace Story?

  May 6, 2015 By Andrea Vacca As I picked up The New York State Bar Association Journal earlier in the month, the cover story intrigued me. It was called “More War Stories from the New York Courts.” It was about civil litigation cases that go on for years. The article didn’t discuss divorce, but…

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What Happens to Pets After a Divorce?

by Cristin M. Lowe We love our pets, and it seems crazy to think that California law views them as property to be divided in the event of a divorce.  My dogs, Murphy and Wykid Angel, certainly don’t consider themselves property – they are completely offended and horrified at being categorized as such.  So how…

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The Six Strategies of Subtle Emotional and Psychological Abuse

  by Gary Direnfeld May 7, 2015 Much is written about overt abusive behavior, the kind of in-your-face actions that are easily recognizable to virtually anyone. Those more obvious forms of abusive behavior include behaviors such as yelling, screaming, name calling, threatening and intimidating as well as physical forms of violence such as hitting, kicking,…

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Sterling v. Stiviano – Gold Diggers Need Not Shake in their Booties

by Linda Olup Olup Law Offices, Edina MN In March 2015 Rochelle Sterling, as the wife of Donald Sterling, sued V. Stiviano alleging that Ms. Stiviano had received community property in excess of $2.6 million without Mrs. Sterling’s knowledge and consent.  She asked that Ms. Stiviano be ordered to return what she received from Mr.…

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Premarital Agreements and the Young Couple

April 6, 2015 by Linda J. Ravdin A premarital agreement is a legally binding contract between two people who intend to marry that determines the property rights of the surviving spouse upon the death of the first spouse and that may also determine property and support rights if the marriage ends in divorce. Not so long…

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Not Inviting Mom to Child’s Soccer Party a Mistake

DR. JANN BLACKSTONE-Syndicated Columnist   Q: My ex-husband has asked to have our four kids on an overnight that should be during the weekend they spend with me. I have agreed because he has done the same for me. He has told me that during this time that he and his new much-younger girlfriend are planning…

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IAALS Honoring Families Initiative for Divorce, Separation & Parental Matters

Bobbie Batley, in her role as an Advisory Board member of the Honoring Families Initiative of the Institute for the American Advancement of the Legal System (IAALS), just returned from meeting with the Steering Committee that is organizing a convening of national family law leaders to discuss changes needed in the system to help lawyers…

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