Posts belonging to Category Collaborative Divorce
Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on January 9, 2012
As a family lawyer, I often deal with abuse that is difficult, if not impossible to prove. The divorce lawyer faces many obstacles in dealing with this. First, many people don’t fully appreciate the abuse they are suffering because it is so subtle. Second, the abused person often feels either responsible or so embarrassed that [...]
Categories: Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Divorce Lawyers, Emotions, Love & Relationships, Tips
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on December 12, 2011
All attorneys know there are “rules of construction” in the interpretation of contracts and agreements. These rules call for the Court to first see if the language is clear without further testimony. If the language is not clear, the Court might hear testimony as to the intent of the parties. If the intent is still [...]
Categories: Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Do-It-Yourself Divorce, How to Divorce, Legal, Mediation, Settlement, Tips, Uncategorized
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on December 5, 2011
All too often, a female client will think about changing her name after we have entered the divorce. She wants to know how to do it. This is a shame, because it is easy to incorporate the name change in the Order of the divorce with one sentence and it is done! One consideration for [...]
Categories: Children & Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Do-It-Yourself Divorce, How to Divorce, Tips
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on November 28, 2011
Divorce negotiation is a tricky thing. It is much more complicated than a business negotiation because of the emotions involved. It is also made difficult by the fact that few married people can negotiate at what we call “arms length.” Each party has emotional leverage on the other. Most often, one party has superior emotional [...]
Categories: Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Lawyers, Do-It-Yourself Divorce, Emotions, How to Divorce, Mediation, Settlement, Tips
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Posted by Mediator - Karen Stewart on November 14, 2011
Finding yourself on the doorsteps of divorce is hard enough emotionally but add the multitude of decisions that are going to have to be made and it can feel completely overwhelming. While there are only two main areas for decision-making; kids and money, coming to resolution can take years and use up a lot of [...]
Categories: Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, How to Divorce, Mediation, Separation
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Posted by Mediator - Karen Stewart on November 2, 2011
Divorce does not need to define you but how you choice to move through it can. The old antage – Fail to plan – plan to fail is rite with wisdom. While finding yourself on the door steps of divorce may not have been your plan – you can start taking charge. Set the course [...]
Categories: Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Single Parents, Tips
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on October 11, 2011
Every divorce case is a financial planning negotiation and requires the development of detailed budget, asset and liability information. Assets and liabilities are relatively easy to pin down with documents and appraisals. Accurate budget information is another thing altogether. Clients are usually told to sit down with their checks and credit cards and average the [...]
Categories: Business Valuation, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Divorce Lawyers, Do-It-Yourself Divorce, Financial, How to Divorce, Mediation, Settlement, Tips
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on October 3, 2011
I have witnessed countless times when the situation of the parties and the children changes after the divorce and the parties do nothing to change the Oorder. This often leads to unfair results down the road. Many times, the parties are getting along quite well and agree on changes, but that does not mean there [...]
Categories: Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Children & Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Financial, How to Divorce, Legal, Tips
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on August 29, 2011
Most divorce agreements provide that one party retain ownership of the marital home. The other party “Quit Claims” their interest. There are some serious matters to consider. Transferring the home (or a car or any other item) does not relieve the person surrendering the property from liability to the mortgage holder. This means that the [...]
Categories: Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, divorce court, Divorce Laws, Financial, How to Divorce, Legal, Real Estate, Tips
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Posted by Lawyer - Mark Chinn on August 15, 2011
A repost of an article by Jai Kissoon, of OurFamilyWizard.com. We recommend that all divorced parents explore the site as a possibility of making co-parenting easier and more effective. The new school year is quickly approaching and its time to start preparing. If you and your co-parents both take part in the upbringing of your [...]
Categories: Child Custody, Children & Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Emotions, How to Divorce, Parenting, Separation, Single Parents, Tips, Visitation
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