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Brave New World of Divorce: Alimony For Your Eggs?
Divorce is never a happy situation. But it can be especially difficult for women who would like to become mothers and face an expiration date on their fertility. Reproductive medicine provides many more options for people who wish to become parents. But this can also complicate a divorce. Fertility preservation could now become an issue…
Read MoreTips for Empty Nesters When the Kids Leave for College
Many parents are working through the transition in their lives created when their children leave for college. As CFLGSD member and family law attorney Julia Garwood notes, things change. They no longer know when the kids are home, whether they are eating or sleeping properly, who they are hanging out with, and other everyday activities.…
Read MoreCollaborative Divorce Presentation Scheduled October 3: Resolving Disputes Respectfully with a Commitment to Avoiding Courtrooms
The Family Law Section of the San Diego County Bar Association features CFLG San Diego members Hildy L. Fentin, CFLS; Myra C. Fleischer, CFLS; Justin A. Reckers, CFP, CDFA; and Constance R. Ahrons, Ph.D. in a seminar on Collaborative Divorce on October 3 at 12 noon at the SDCBA Conference Center. The goal of Collaborative…
Read MoreSurvey: Single Fathers Head Record Number of Households with Minor Children in U.S.
A record 8% of households with minor children in the United States are headed by a single father, up from just over 1% in 1960, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Decennial Census and American Community Survey data. The number of single father households has increased about ninefold since 1960, from less than…
Read MoreWhen Advice Hurts, Not Helps During a Divorce
by Mel Mackler, MA, LMFT Coaching and Education for an Emotionally Healthy Divorce In the face of adversity, we all can use support and, sometimes, advice from friends and family that we trust and are close to us. These two camps are always ready to come to our aid and defense when we are in…
Read MoreCollaborative Divorce Discussed in new National Law Review Article
Collaborative divorce enjoyed visibility in this well-written article posted this month on the National Law Review website. The article, titled “Do I Litigate, Mediate, or Collaborate on my Divorce?” is written by Richard A. Gray, a Virginia-based attorney. It offers a very basic overview explanation of the three approaches to divorce. Members of the Collaborative…
Read MoreCollaborative Divorces Save Money
by Sandra Joan Morris CA State Bar Certified Family Law Specialist Past President, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers How expensive is the collaborative law process compared to other methods of resolving cases? As a family law trial attorney, I heard for years that the collaborative process is much more expensive because if it ends, the…
Read MoreA Bedtime Story for Children of Divorce
One of the strongest benefits of Collaborative Divorce is the focus on putting the family and especially your children first throughout the process, for their longtime well-being. Author Jackie Pilossoph shares a first person story about the lessons she has learned about putting her own current feelings of disappointment and anger aside, successfully creating a…
Read MoreThe Defense of Marriage Act, Prop 8 and Divorce: What Now?
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) today as unconstitutional, and declining to rule on Prop 8, therefore allowing legal same sex marriage in California, there are numerous ramifications. Some of them have to do not with marriage, but with divorce. For example, what are the financial ramifications…
Read MorePrenuptial Agreements Not Only For The Wealthy
by Justin A. Reckers, CFP®, CDFATM, Director of Financial Planning Pacific Wealth Management and Pacific Divorce Management Most people who divorce do not have the financial concerns of Rupert Murdoch. The wealthy media mogul recently announced the impending divorce from his third wife, Wendi Deng, after 14 years of marriage. Murdoch, CEO and chairman of…
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