A Happier New Year — 2022
The New Year brings the opportunity to look ahead with a clean slate. For divorcing couples this can be an…
An Introduction to Divorce Mediation and Your Finances (Free Online Workshop)
Hosted by Kelli Lanino, CDFA® , and…
The Myth(?) of Monogamy
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Alphabet Soup for the Relational Soul – Part 2
Like attach and attack, mediate and meditate are another pair of closely related words. The delighted expression of people first…
The Lies Divorcing People Tell … and What to Do About Them – Part 2
Lies – What to Do About them If we agree to expect that our own bad behavior and that of…
The Lies Divorcing People Tell … And What to Do About Them
{4 minutes to read} Early conversations about divorce can be inflammatory and emotional. In fact, they often are not conversations…
Mediation Questions to Consider
{7 minutes to read} Clients often ask what can they do to prepare for mediation. This article concerns itself with questions mediation candidates might use to prepare for mediation — not so much regarding collecting this receipt or that statement, but in a more comprehensive and holistic way —
Alphabet Soup for the Relational Soul
What is in a word? A lot, I think. Although a rose by any name may smell just as sweet, I find that when I frequently bump into and miswrite the same particular words, it may be alerting me to something.
Feel Better for Real
Age-old, and New Age, wisdom tells us that you get what you focus on. It’s practically common knowledge that the…
Married or Divorced: Are There Any Other Options?
{6 minutes to read} A dear friend of mine has a saying from his Irish grandfather: Married or not: you’ll…
Re-Entering the Workforce Post Divorce Part 4 of 4
{5 minutes to read} Katherine Kirkinis, ED.M., M.A. of Wanderlust Careers, our friend and consultant on this series, routinely works…
Re-Entering the Workforce Post Divorce Part I of 4
{3 minutes to read} Reentering the workforce can be among the most daunting tasks arising out of a divorce. Typically…
Love in the time of COVID
This week we bring you Love in the time of COVID, an article from the August/September issue of the Purist, a Hamptons,…
Who Ya Gonna Call? The Mediator!
{6 minutes to read} Help Often people get stuck, flailing about for weeks or decades, trying to figure out what…
What Divorcing Couples Need to Know About Real Property – Part 2
What Happens to Co-Owned Property Upon Divorce? What do Married/Divorcing People Need to Know? {3 minutes to read} Married people…
What Divorcing Couples Need to Know About Real Property
{5 minutes to read} Whether married or divorcing in New York or New Jersey, couples are well advised to familiarize…
Best Practices for On-Line Mediation: Recommended Ground Rules
Mediating Online requires some new guidelines to optimize participants’ experience and maintain the integrity of the mediation process.
Mediating Your Divorce Online: From Home
{6 minutes to read} The Challenges and Gifts of On-Line Divorce Mediation Mediating from Home Divorce is discomforting. Traversing divorce…
Mediating Your Divorce Online: A Good Option in this Time of Court Closures and Social Distancing
{4 minutes to read} In the midst of the Covid crisis, what are divorcing couples — and would-be divorcing couples…
A COVID-19 Tale: From Social Isolation to Social Responsibility
Recently, in this time of COVID-19, I had an experience which I’m sharing as I think it might be useful…
Relocating as Part of Divorce – Part 3
{3 minutes to read} As promised, here we are with our third and final installment on relocation in divorce. The…
Relocating as Part of Divorce — Part 2
{5 minutes to read} What Brings You Comfort in New Place? Relocation tips for the newly single, continued from our…
Relocating as Part of Divorce
{3 minutes to read} A lot of people who divorce find that it requires relocation. Relocating with children is a…
Mediation in the Hamptons Part 2
Focus on Substance v Nonsense (bureaucratic rules, time lines, etc.) Mediation keeps people focused on what is important — their…
Mediation in the Hamptons
{6 minutes to read} Mediation is for everyone, from the most sophisticated families with the most complex finances to the…
Trauma and Divorce: What Good Parents Need to Know (Part IV)
{6 minutes to read} Why is the topic of trauma important in divorce? Why is it important to parents? What…
Words that Harm and Words that Heal (Part III)
{3 minutes to read} Words that Harm and Heal, Even well-meaning caregivers can miss or botch a critical opportunity to…
Preventing Trauma – A Guide (Part II)
{4 minutes to read} Because trauma is painful, complex and difficult to resolve, what can we do to prevent it?…
What’s the Difference Between Hurt and Trauma? (Part I)
{4 minutes to read} What’s the difference between hurt and trauma and why do divorcing parents need to know? Hurt…
Making Sense of Alimony — Question 3
{5 minutes to read} The current series of blogs is exploring three frequently asked questions regarding alimony. This article discusses…
Making Sense of Alimony — Question 2
{3 minutes to read} The current series of blogs is exploring three frequently asked questions regarding alimony. This article discusses…