When you are newly divorced, surviving and thriving during the holidays can be a monumental hill to climb. The holidays not only can be emotionally stressful, but they can also be financially overwhelming as well. Here are some suggestions we like to share with our clients to help them have a budget-friendly holiday: Use a…
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When a marriage dissolves through a divorce, the family can feel like it’s in shambles. But did you know there may be a better way to reach a mutual agreement in a calm, dignified and fair way for all involved? The Collaborative Process The collaborative divorce process is a way that married couples can divorce…
Read MoreWe had a great time at FDS Night at the Dodgers game on September 14 – even though they lost!
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At every stage along the divorce process, it’s easy not to mind your manners and let your emotions lead the way. When this happens, it can have far-reaching outcomes and cause unimaginable pain to all involved. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Utilizing the collaborative divorce process and agreeing to stay out of…
Read MoreMany people start the divorce journey in a certain mindset and often neglect to think about a long-term game plan that includes your retirement and how that will affect your financial landscape. Here are some questions we like to ask our clients regarding how their divorce will change their retirement picture: How will my 401K…
Read MoreGoing through a separation is never easy! When you have children involved, the stress levels increase much more, but when you are parenting a child with special needs, the stress goes even higher. It’s hard to understand the walk of special needs parents and their daily struggles. When you add divorce to the mix, these…
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One of the saddest things observed during divorce proceedings is parents using kids as weapons against the other. The ugly custody battle between Hollywood stars, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt is a case in point. Thank goodness the ugly and prolonged legal battle for the custody of kids is over in this case. Litigated divorce…
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Women are the most likely to give up their successful careers to take care of their kids or move to accommodate the better career prospects of their husbands. They give up their promising careers and when they get divorced, they have nothing to fall back on. When there is a marriage split, most times these…
Read MoreOne of the things that may change quickly and dramatically during your divorce is your credit score. It may begin to plummet if you are not taking some proactive steps to protect it. But knowing where to start may be a daunting and confusing task. Here are some ways you can protect your credit score…
Read MoreBy Ty Supancic, Esq. Our Primary Goal The Law Collaborative’s primary goal is to become masters and innovators in the techniques and practices of Consensual Dispute Resolution (CDR). We purposefully use the term Consensual Dispute Resolution instead of the more prevalent Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) because the term “alternative” could be construed as pejorative: the…
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