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Tips to Reduce Your Stress of Divorce

By Mindey Elgart | February 15, 2018

Tips to Reduce Your Stress of Divorce

The article, Reduce the Stress of a Divorce , addresses some well-advised coping techniques for going through a divorce. In general, don’t go it alone. Cut yourself a break. Take time for yourself and don’t beat yourself up. Break down your tasks into manageable pieces. While you need to listen to your inner voice to […]

Make Sure You Are Not Making These Huge Divorce Mistakes

By Mindey Elgart | January 17, 2018

Make Sure You Are Not Making These Huge Divorce Mistakes

It can be so hard to be strong when you are going through a divorce. It is the time you most want to wallow. There is time for wallowing on a Saturday afternoon, but you also must keep your head and your wits about you while going through a divorce. The article below succinctly lists […]

Healthy Divorce

By Mindey Elgart | December 13, 2017

Tips for a Healthy Divorce

You will always be the parents to your children. Forever. Please remember to keep the adult issues between the adults. Your children have enough to deal with adjusting to life’s changes, so please be careful. I recommend that mediation parents consult with a therapist to learn the best way to tell their children about their […]

CoParenting and Divorce

By Mindey Elgart | November 15, 2017

Co-Parenting Tips for Divorced Parents

Don’t speak ill of the other parent in front of your children! Your children are half of each of you and if you criticize the parent, you are criticizing, and hurting, your child. Your child will notice somewhere inside them and will be grateful that you didn’t disparage the other. Time will tell and they […]

Questions to Ask Before Getting Divorced

By Mindey Elgart | October 11, 2017

Questions to Ask Before Getting Divorced

When deciding whether to proceed with a divorce, ask yourself whether your issues are what I call ‘roommate issues’. If you still love each other and the bricks between you have piled up so that leaving the cap off the toothpaste is exacerbated to world war III, let’s see whether a therapist can help you […]

Shared Prenting Is the Best for Children After Divorce

By Mindey Elgart | September 13, 2017

Shared Parenting Is Best for Children After Divorce

More and more courts are routinely favoring shared parenting time schedules when work requirements allow. Children want to be loved by both parents and they always love both of you. We work to ensure that one parent is not the fun parent while the other is the working parent. The article, “ After divorce, shared […]

Preparing your finances for divorce

By Mindey Elgart | August 16, 2017

Preparing Your Finances For Divorce

If you haven’t been the one paying the bills for your joint household, you will need to learn and there is no time like the present while you are going through the divorce process. We take the time during the mediation process to make sure that you understand your finances and can afford your decisions. […]

Money Issues and Divorce

By Mindey Elgart | July 12, 2017

Money Issues and Divorce

Sometimes during a mediation session, I will hear one partner say, “you only care about the money.” My response is that it is now mostly about money so try not to be offended. Whether the financial issues arise during your marriage or during your divorce, the conflict is often about money. Being honest, having those […]

Top Three Divorce Expenses

By Mindey Elgart | June 15, 2017

Top Three Divorce Expenses

The article The Top Three Big Divorce Expenses provides an explanation of the top three expenses in divorce and tips on what you should do. Clearly divorce mediation is significantly less expensive financially and emotionally than litigation. Another important consideration as you address your divorce issues is how a working parent arranges time with children […]

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