Avoid This Mistake In Divorce Proceedings – The Abuse Of Orders of Protection

Orders of Protection are critical to the safety of many. Some people claim that they are simply pieces of paper that mean nothing. Detractors point to horrible stories where people are abused or murdered despite having an order in place. I disagree–although we only hear of the tragic endings, orders of protection carry an authority [...]

Cohabitation Agreements More Important Than Ever

Many couples today decline marriage but what happens when financially lopsided couples who decline the protections of marriage, break up? Wealthy individuals or those who anticipate large inheritances may want to protect their assets. Likewise, those who enter into a relationship and sacrifice time and effort in supporting it in non-financial ways will want to [...]

Deborah Moskovitch Talks About the “Smart Divorce”

Deborah Moskovitch is a divorce consultant and educator, and author of The Smart Divorce: Proven Strategies and Valuable Advice from 100 Top Divorce Lawyers, Financial Advisers, Counselors and Other Experts. Deborah has become an opinion leader in the media and has shared her insights and research on television and radio to explain that divorce can [...]

Divorce Tips for Women: How to Prepare for a Divorce

Submitted by: Cathy Meyer Thinking about divorce but haven’t made up your mind one way or another? If so this is the time to start preparing yourself for a divorce. Don’t wait until you have decided to divorce to take care of what needs taken care of if you should divorce. When going through a [...]

Divorce Tips for Women: How to Navigate the Legal Divorce Process

Most who decide to divorce make the mistake of not familiarizing themselves with exactly what that means legally. Emotions rule our decision to divorce but legality rules what will happen once the decision to divorce is made. I urge you to study the divorce laws of your state. To learn what the divorce process is [...]

How NOT to Divorce: 9 Deadly Mistakes To Avoid

Submitted by Divorce Mediator David D. Stein The great American philosopher, Yogi Berra, once said, “Be careful, you don’t want to make the wrong mistake.” Nowhere is that more true than in the area of divorce advice. Yogi also said, “90% of this game is half mental.” Also true if you are contemplating, or involved in, [...]

Ten Tips To Ease Your Divorce: Mediate, Don’t Litigate

Submitted by Divorce Mediator John Ford Divorce is an ongoing reality in our society. No longer the exception, at least one in every two marriages will end through a divorce. And yet, despite this fact, we have been slow to adapt procedures that allow a marriage to end civilly, creatively, fairly and in these tough [...]

Adversarial Divorce Attorneys: The Bunny Cage Case

Submitted by: Belinda Rachman I don’t’ remember when or how I found The Bunny Cage blog, but upon seeing the provocative photography of this self-styled Cindy Sherman of Wyoming, I started following Sara LeeAnn Banevedes. It was hard to believe someone so hip was living in a small town writing such interesting stories and taking [...]

Ask The Divorce Coach: Broke & Powerless From Legal Fees

Question: Dear Shelley: I am really struggling.  I was married for almost ten years and have two children.   My husband and I have been to court three times already.  At the last hearing, the judge asked both attorneys if all issues were resolved and both said yes – but my ex and his attorney have [...]

New York Goes No-Fault: What Does This Mean For Women?

Submitted by: Madeline Grace Are no-fault divorce laws in the best financial interest of women? Not according to the study below. In the late 1980s, several states set up task forces to study gender bias in the courts. For example, in Colorado, one section of the task force was charged with the area of divorce. [...]

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