Getting Married? How a Prenuptial Agreement Can Benefit Both of You!
{3:00 minutes to read} The Equitable Distribution Law has a specific provision that allows couples to enter into an agreement, both before (Prenuptial) and after (Postnuptial) a marriage. In addition to making a provision for [...]
The Dreaded New Significant Other, Part 2
Part II: The Conversation About Concerns {3:18 minutes to read} In my last blog, The Dreaded New Significant Other, Part 1 – The Possibility, I talked about the challenges parents sometimes face after a separation or [...]
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
{3:30 minutes to read} In mediation, parents who are ending a relationship with each other come up with a plan for how they would like to continue raising their children. Mediators encourage parents to create [...]
Our Process
Unlike litigation, which looks backward and seeks to assess blame for past injuries, mediation requires you to look forward so you can develop an agreement that resolves key issues such as parenting of your children, [...]
How to Tell Your Spouse
While it is often difficult being the person who first initiated the idea of ending a marriage, remember that your spouse may not have given this the same amount of thought as you. As a [...]
Emotional vs Legal Divorce
The decision to seek a divorce or separation is a difficult one in most cases. It is often preceded by months (if not years) of thought. Your mind is torn between many different emotions: confusion, [...]
Life Lessons: Let Your Children Learn from Yours
By Rosalind Sedacca, CCT This article was written by Rosalind Sedacca and is being sent (with her permission) to my clients and friends since it reflects the work that Rosalind and I do and [...]
Seven Things You Should Do After a Divorce
1. Make a new Will Although your Separation or Divorce Settlement Agreement should make it clear that you waive any claim you may have had in the estate of your (former) spouse, it is a [...]
Children and Divorce
Divorce is a stressful situation for all involved, but most particularly for children. This is especially so when they see their parents involved in contested litigation. If Mom and Dad are fighting with each other, [...]
Attorneys and Mediation
If you decide to see an attorney for legal advice, I recommend that you pay the attorney for his or her services as you need and use them. Do not pay the attorney a large [...]
