A recent blog, The Advantages of Collaborative Divorce, discussed the many positive aspects of a collaborative approach to divorce. This multi-disciplinary team approach to dissolving a marriage puts an end to the adversarial court proceedings that can wreak emotional and financial havoc on parties already suffering through a very difficult transition in their lives. Unfortunately,...
Most family law clients prefer to minimize their attorney’s fees, but their actions don’t always match their preference! You may not realize how providing your attorney with incomplete or inaccurate information, leaving vague phone messages, sending continual unnecessary emails, or signing documents without your attorney’s knowledge can increase the amount of time your attorney must...
If you’re contemplating a divorce, chances are you’ve thought about representing yourself instead of hiring an attorney. This would be what’s known as a “pro se” divorce. Pro se is the Latin term for “on one’s own behalf” and signifies an individual is acting as his or her own lawyer instead of hiring one. Today,...
Most of us like to make our own important life decisions. We may seek help from qualified professionals in reaching those decisions, but the ultimate decision is our own. Yet when our marriage disintegrates, we may think we have no choice other than to place significant decisions impacting our families for many future years in...
A recent blog discussed the widespread usage of prevailing party fees provisions in martial settlement agreements. A prevailing party fees provision addresses which party will be required to pay their own and the other party’s attorney’s fees if further litigation occurs post-divorce. The fees paying party will be the one who loses on the significant...
Many divorce actions today are settled between the parties, either entirely as to every issue raised in the divorce or partially, addressing only certain contested issues in the divorce. These settlement agreements are written agreements signed by both parties and are usually incorporated into the final divorce judgment. Marital settlement agreements often include a provision...
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