Posts Tagged ‘family law’
How does divorce affect my retirement?
Many 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 MoreHow to Avoid Using Kids as Weapons in Divorce Proceedings?
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…
Read MoreWhy We Collaborate: How Practicing Collaboration Benefits Clients
By 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…
Read MoreUsing Your Children as Leverage During a Divorce Is Harmful!
Many times during a divorce, the “gloves come off” in ways you or your spouse never thought were possible. In strenuous times, people often do things they regret. Unfortunately, in divorce, it is common to use children as leverage, no matter their age. Some parents are not aware of the long-term, life-altering effects divorce can…
Read MoreFDS Members to Lead Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Associations’ (LACFLA) 11th Annual Basic Three Day Collaborative Training
Family Divorce Solutions (FDS) is excited to be the lead firm for a coming three-day training collaborative training session for the Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Associations’ (LACFLA) 11th annual conference. The annual meeting is for divorce financial professionals and others involved in family law and divorce. Attorney Warren Sacks said he is very pleased…
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