We failed at three negotiation methods: direct, direct attorney and court ordered mediation. This is not surprising as we were a “High-Conflict Divorce,” though not because we were by nature a screaming, throwing insults type of couple. Most of our relationship had been quite the opposite. However in divorce, we were high-conflict due to Scott’s

A “regular” divorce (one without all of the extramarital drama mine had) will include several decisions that must either be negotiated or determined by the judge at trial, including How to divide the marital assets  Whether alimony will be awarded and how much Child custody and child support (given the age of our girls, this was

The lessons I learned in this chapter of my journey reinforced earlier themes. I. The Right Lawyer The most important reinforcement was to trust my lawyers. Of course, I wanted to understand their trial strategy. They respected me enough to be clear (and not condescending) about the best approach to get what we wanted, which

Your divorce agreement is ready to sign or your lawyer has just sent you the judge’s decision. For good or bad, you think your divorce marathon is finally over. Not so fast! You owe it to yourself to FULLY UNDERSTAND either your divorce agreement or the judgment handed down by the court. There may be further