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Is Nesting (Continuing to Share Residence After Divorce) a Good Idea?
Unless you are a multimillionaire with unlimited resources, you will feel the financial effects of dividing your funds and assets after divorce. Whether you are a one or two income family, you are no longer sharing expenses. You must now each support your own individual household. Times can be tough these days and some couples…
How Do Divorce and Education Affect Success?
Last week the New York Times published an article on the effects of education and divorce on income and upward mobility. It isn’t shocking to learn that a two income family will fare better than a single parent who isn’t receiving child support. The article went on to say, however, that education plays a…
Shared Child Custody Tips
This blog has repeatedly reinforced the concept that it is of utmost importance for divorcing and/or divorced parent to be respectful of the other for the sake of their children. The Huffington Post article,”Sharing Custody of My Child: What Do I Do?” suggests some proactive ideas for how to make the most of your shared…
Mediation Training: Family Law Class
I recently attended a 40 hour seminar on family law mediation training. While mediation is taking hold more and more in the States of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, New Jersey has established this extensive mediation program through the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education at the Law Center as well as through the New…
Divorce Without the Arguing
Two helpful articles recently written in the Huffington Post about avoiding (or perhaps more realistically minimizing) arguments during the divorce process are written from the perspectives of attorneys and a divorce coach. Bearing the advice from each in mind while speaking with your soon to be ex-spouse should provide you with some helpful tools. The…
Back to Basics: Divorce Mediation Models & Standards
After attending a Continuing Legal Education mediation training class this week, I was pondering the ongoing debate between mediation styles. There is a culture which has sprung up in mediation practice in New Jersey which calls for caucusing. A caucus is a break out session during the mediation process. The mediator speaks independently and privately…