Desensitizing, Brutalizing, And Degrading: Is This the Effect of Divorce Court?

by Mark Hill, Certified Financial Planner, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Ryan Fentin-Thompson, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst Pacific Divorce Management Oftentimes, a couple going through divorce is portrayed as angry, revengeful and resentful towards one another. While these feelings may be present we have found that the more prevalent sentiment for both parties is a…

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MENSA Members Get Smart About Collaborative Divorce

Members of the Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego spoke at the 2016 MENSA annual gathering, held over the Fourth of July weekend at the Town & Country Resort. A tradition for MENSA since 1963, the Annual Gathering has grown from a two-day meet-and-greet in New York to a sprawling and diverse collection of…

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Date of Separation and the Collaborative Divorce Process

by Frann Setzer, Esq. MBA/Certified Family Law Specialist The Law Office of Frann Setzer, APLC In some dissolutions, the date that parties separate is a crucial issue. This is because by law, the marital ‘community’ ends on the day when parties separate. The end of the marital community means that income earned or possibly property…

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Anna Addleman Recognized as 2016 San Diego Business Leader

Anna Addleman, CPA, CDFA, CFF, CFE, immediate past president and board member of the Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego, was named to the 2016 “40 Under 40” List of leading business professionals in San Diego by the San Diego Transcript newspaper. A San Diego tradition, this prestigious list includes legal, financial, managerial, and…

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New Technology Opens California Court System Access to All

by Susan L Rapp, CFL-S California courts, including Superior Courts handling divorce, support, and child custody matters, have been severely impacted by state budget cuts. This has resulted in a reduction in family court personnel, reduced hours for filings, lengthy waits for divorce judgments to be processed, and delays in child support wage assignments being…

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Collaborating From Afar On Collaborative Divorce Cases

by Meredith G. Lewis, CLS-F, CDFA In most Collaborative Divorce cases, the parties and professional team members reside and work in the same city, and are able to have in person meetings throughout the process. What if a situation arises when one of the parties, or even one of the chosen professional team members, lives…

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Divorce Is Not A DIY Project: CNBC.com

There are websites and apps for dating. It seems inevitable there would eventually be websites and apps for getting a divorce. With 70 percent of all divorces processed without the help of an attorney in California, there are many couples looking for guidance. Simple online packages are available offering step-by-step plans for a DIY divorce.…

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Myra Chack Fleischer Named Collaborative Family Law Group 2016 Board President

Contact: Gayle Lynn Falkenthal, APR 619-997-2495 or gayle@falconvalleygroup.com (SAN DIEGO) – Family law attorney Myra Chack Fleischer, CFLS, has been named President of the Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego for the 2016 term. Fleischer is Lead Counsel for Fleischer & Ravreby, a family law practice based in Carlsbad, California, with offices in Beverly…

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