Posts Tagged ‘communication’
Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego Featured on “San Diego Living”
Representatives of the Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego appeared on “San Diego Living” on Monday, December 30 on San Diego 6 (CW6/XETV). Family law attorney Nancy Taylor, financial specialist Cinda Jones and psychologist/coach Dr. Robert Simon were interviewed by host Marc Bailey, who asked them to explain the collaborative divorce model and answer…
Read MoreInterview: Tips For Successful Holiday Co-Parenting
The holidays aren’t always happy when you’re a single parent trying to work with your children’s mother or father to accommodate everyone’s schedule, see relatives, and spend special holiday time with the kids. Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego members Shawn Weber, attorney with Brave Weber Mack; and Justin Reckers, director of Pacific Divorce…
Read MoreAsk These Five Questions to Find Out If You Are a Candidate for Collaborative Divorce
by Adryenn Cantor, CFLS, AAML Law Office of Adryenn Cantor, San Diego, California If you see the completion of your marriage as transition, instead of failure, then you can consciously decide how to move forward in dissolving your marriage with grace and thoughtfulness. Instead of seeing the process as dividing assets, dividing time with the…
Read MoreTips for Handling the Holidays When Your Marriage No Longer Feels Like a “Gift”
by Ginita Wall, CPA, CFP®, CDFA Holidays are usually a time for reconnecting, but if you are married — and not so happily — seasonal preparations and celebrations can put a major strain on relationships that are already teetering on the brink. So how do you celebrate the holidays when you don’t think your marriage…
Read MoreCollaborative Divorce Sets Stage for Healthy Co-Parenting
When parents of minor children divorce, they cannot completely sever ties between them. They remain members of a family through their children. The goal of Collaborative Divorce is to help a divorcing couple define and implement the settlement that best meets the needs of their family, and learn new skills for more effective communication, conflict…
Read MoreTop Nine Collaborative Divorce Tips for Success
By Shawn Weber, CA State Bar Certified Family Law Specialist Past President, Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego Board Member of Collaborative Practice California My life as a family law attorney changed with my first Collaborative Practice case. I was moved by the idea of leaving the adversarial process that I found so harmful…
Read MorePacific Northwest Magazine: “Couples can divorce without drama”
CFLGSD member Constance Ahrons, Ph.D., rofessor emerita of the University of Southern California and the former director, Marriage and Family Therapy Doctoral Program, is quoted in a recent article written for Pacific Northwest Magazine, which appears every Friday as part of the Seattle Times. In the article, Dr. Ahrons explains what it means to have…
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 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…
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